The fruit, the tree, and the serpent : why we see so well / Lynne A. Isbell.

Author/creator Isbell, Lynne A.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009.
Descriptionxi, 207 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents Primate Biogeography -- Why Did Primates Evolve? -- Primate Vision -- Origins of Modern Predators -- Vision and Fear-- Venomous Snakes and Anthropoid Primates -- Why Only Primates? -- Testing the Snake Detection Theory -- Epilogue : Implications for Humans.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [157]-199) and index.
LCCN 2008037456
ISBN9780674033016 (alk. paper)
ISBN0674033019 (alk. paper)
ISBN1667419005
ISBN9781667419008
Standard identifier# 40016674190