Hrdy, sarah blaffer isbell major reference works wiley online. Infanticide will be the major source of comparative and theoretical perspectives on the subject for some time to come. For a more detailed discussion, vide hrdy and hausfater. The symposium was hosted by glenn hausfater of the division of biological. Most reports describe adult and subadult males killing youngoftheyear or yearling cubs taylor et al. Infanticide, as hausfater and hrdy note in an excellent introduction to this book, can no longer be considered a rare, pathological aberration brought about by unusual conditions. Lion hunting and trophy quality records in zambia for the period 19672000.
Glenn hausfater was professor at the division of biological sciences at the university of missouricolumbia. Hrdy alternated research work in india with time at harvard until around 1979, when she became quite ill while doing research in the field. In the years between 1930 and 1970, descriptions of behavior among groupliving animals occasionally included reports of infanticide. Comparative and evolutionary perspectives on infanticide. Comparative and evolutionary perspectives, xiiixxxv, 1984. Empathy, polyandry, and the myth of the coy female 7 heat every 28 days into a state of semicontinuous receptivity that can last for weeks. Mock dw 1984 infanticide, siblicide, and avian nestling mortality. Selection for adoption versus infanticide by replacement mates in.
From 1979 until 1984, she focused on writing and teaching at harvard. Hausfater and sarah blaffer hrdy, through their selection of materials for this book, evaluate the frequency, causes, and function of. He is the author of guidebook for the longterm monitoring of amboseli baboons and their habitat. In her two later books, hrdy focused on mothers and infants. Abebooks, an amazon company, offers millions of new, used, and outofprint books. Infanticide comparative and evolutionary perspectives taylor. As originally formulated for langurs semnopithecus entellus, hrdys 1974. It was assumed that at least 1520% of the total births ended up with infanticide in pleistocene. In this collection, hausfater and hrdy draw together work on animal and.
Hrdy the past, present, and future of the human family 61 1 quotations are taken from the press release issued by the bills principal coauthor, re publican state senator jim brulte. Comparative and evolutionary perspectives, aldine, new york, 3142. Sarah blaffer hrdy now lives with her husband in northern california, where they operate the citrona farms walnut plantation. Will the trends in trophy size drop as lion population declines. Pdf empathy, polyandry, and the myth of the coy female.
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