Beschreibung:
Those who have been privileged to watch baboons long enough to know them as individuals and who have learned to interpret some of their more subtle interactions will attest that the rapid flow of baboon behavior can at times be overwhelming
1 INTRODUCTION Prologue, Studying Sex and Friendship in Baboons 2 BABOONS 3 FIELD WORK AND DATA ANALYSIS 4 DEFINING FRIENDSHIP 5 WHAT MADE FRIENDS SPECIAL 6 BENEFITS OF FRIENDSHIP TO THE FEMALE 7 MALE-MALE COMPETITION FOR MATES 8 BENEFITS OF FRIENDSHIP TO THE MALE 9 MAKING, KEEPING, AND LOSING FRIENDS 10 COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES