ISBN: 0801494125

This book grew from small beginnings as I began to find unexpected patterns emerging from the data in the literature. The more I thought about the way in which primate social systems work… Altro …

This book grew from small beginnings as I began to find unexpected patterns emerging from the data in the literature. The more I thought about the way in which primate social systems worked, the more interesting things turned out to be. I am conscious that, at times, this has introduced a certain amount of complexity into the text. I make no apologies for that: what we are dealing with is a complex subject, the product of evolutionary forces interacting with very sophisticated minds. None the less, I have done my best to explain every­ thing as clearly as I can in order to make the book accessible to as wide an audience as possible. I have laid a heavy emphasis in this book on the use of simple graphical and mathematical models. Their sophistication, however, is not great and does not assume more than a knowledge of elementary probability theory. Since their role will inevitably be misunderstood, I take this opportunity to stress that their function is essentially heuristic rather than explanatory: they are designed to focus our attention on the key issues so as to point out the directions for further research. A model is only as good as the questions it prompts us to ask. For those whose natural inclination is to dismiss modelling out of hand, I can only point to the precision that their use can offer us in terms of hypothesis-testing. biological sciences,biology and life sciences,primatology,science,science and math,science and math,science and scientists,science and technology,textbooks,zoology Textbooks, Cornell University Press<

ISBN: 0801494125

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[EAN: 9780801494123], D'occasion, bon état, [SC: 8.22], [PU: Cornell University Press], A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.<

1988, ISBN: 9780801494123

Cornell University Press, 1988. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show … Altro …

Cornell University Press, 1988. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions., Cornell University Press, 1988<

1988, ISBN: 0801494125

[EAN: 9780801494123], D'occasion, bon état, [SC: 24.23], [PU: Comstock, Ithaca, NY], SCIENCE/ENG.,ANIMALS,NATURE-ECOLOGY, 373 pages; scattered ink underlining to about 35 pages; reading c… Altro …

[EAN: 9780801494123], D'occasion, bon état, [SC: 24.23], [PU: Comstock, Ithaca, NY], SCIENCE/ENG.,ANIMALS,NATURE-ECOLOGY, 373 pages; scattered ink underlining to about 35 pages; reading creases in spine<

1988, ISBN: 9780801494123

Ithaca, NY: Comstock . 1988. good. Paperback. ISBN:0801494125 373 pages; scattered ink underlining to about 35 pages; reading creases in spine ., Comstock, 1988