Macaque Societies
A Model for the Study of Social Organization

Explores primate societies and their evolution using macaques as a model.

Bernard Thierry (Edited by), Mewa Singh (Edited by), Werner Kaumanns (Edited by)

9780521521680, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 10 June 2010

440 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.64 kg

Review of the hardback: '… although the book concerns macaques, it will be of interest to anyone studying animal social behaviour. … it provides many future directions for the study of macaque social behaviour, and is indispensable reading for anyone interested in the evolution of primate societies.' Primate Eye

Animal and human societies are multifaceted. In order to understand how they have evolved, it is necessary to investigate each of the constituent facets including individual abilities and personalities, life-history traits, mating systems, demographic dynamics, gene flows, social relationships, ecology and phylogeny. By exploring the nature and evolution of macaque social organization, this book develops our knowledge of the rise of societies and their transformation during the course of evolution. Macaques are the most comprehensively studied of all monkey groups, and the 20 known species feature a broad diversity in their social relationships, making them a particularly good group for exploring the evolution of societies. This book will be of primary interest to those studying animal behaviour and primatology, but will also be useful to those involved in the study of human societies.

List of contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction: 1. Why macaque societies? Bernard Thierry, Mewa Singh and Werner Kaumanns
Part I. Individual Attributes: 2. Personality factors between and within species John P. Capitanio
Box 2. Social intelligence Josep Call
3. The role of emotions in social relationships Filippo Aureli and Gabriele Schino
Box 3. Power and communication Signe Preuschoft
4. Reproductive life history Fred Bercovitch and Nancy Harvey
Box 4. Life history traits: ecological adaptations or phylogenetic relics? Mewa Singh and Anindya Sinha
Part II. Demography and Reproductive Systems: 5. Demography: a window to social evolution Wolfgang Dittus
Box 5. Patterns of group fission Kyoko Okamoto
6. Gene flow, dispersal patterns, and social organization Hélène Gachot-Neveu and Nelly Ménard
Box 6. Dominance and paternity Andreas Paul
7. Mating systems Joseph Soltis
Box 7. Homosexual behavior Paul L. Vasey
Part III. Social Relationships and Networks: 8. Dominance style, social power, and conflict management: a conceptual framework Jessica C. Flack and Frans B. M. de Waal
Box 8. Social space and degrees in freedom Marina Butovskaya
9. How kinship generates dominance structures: a comparative perspective Bernard Chapais
Box 9. Inter-group relationships Matthew A. Cooper
10. Intergenerational transmission of behavior Christophe Chauvin and Carol M. Berman
Box 10. Maternal behavior, infant handling, and socialization Dario Maestripieri
Part IV. External and Internal Constraints: 11. Do ecological factors explain variation in social organizations? Nelly Ménard
Box 11. Intraspecific variation: implications for interspecific comparisons David A. Hill
12. Social epigenesis Bernard Thierry
Box 12. The role of contingency in evolution Christophe Abegg
13. The use of artificial-life models for the study of social organization Charlotte K. Hemelrijk
Box 13. Primate behaviors and natural selection William A. Mason
Part V. An Outside Viewpoint: 14. An anthropologist among macaques Maurice Godelier
Box 14. Do macaque species have a future? Yasuyuki Muroyama and Ardith A. Eudey
Conclusion: 15. Toward integrating the multiple dimensions of societies Bernard Thierry, Mewa Singh and Werner Kaumann
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Primates [PSVW79], Animal behaviour [PSVP]