The gestural communication of apes and monkeys / [edited by] Josep Call and Michael Tomasello.

Other author Call, Josep.
Other author Tomasello, Michael.
Format Book
Publication InfoMahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 2007.
Descriptionviii, 256 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 DVD (4 3/4 in.)
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents Introduction : intentional communication in nonhuman primates / M. Tomasello & J. Call -- The gestural repertoire of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) / J. Call & M. Tomasello -- Gestures in subadult bonobos (Pan paniscus) / S. Pika -- Gestures in orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) / K. Liebal -- Gestures in subadult gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) / S. Pika -- Gestures in siamangs (Symphalangus syndactylus) / K. Liebal -- Gestural communication in Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus) : an overview / N. Hesler & J. Fischer -- Comparing the gestures of apes and monkeys / J. Call & M. Tomasello -- Ape gestures and the origins of language / M. Tomasello & J. Call.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 2006035560
ISBN0805862781 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780805862782 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780805853650 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0805853650 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks QL737.P96 G47 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold