The information continuum : evolution of social information transfer in monkeys, apes, and hominids /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	King, Barbara J., 1956-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Santa Fe : SAR Press, [1994]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Hominidae. Biological Evolution. Animal Communication. Primates. Behavior, Animal.

Table of Contents:

Social information transfer
Information donation and acquisition
Key concepts
Primates and primate models
The social behavior of monkeys and apes
Socialization
Acquiring social skills
Vocal-auditory referential communication in acquiring social skills
Acquiring predator-avoidance skills
Vocal-auditory referential communication in predator avoidance
Foraging and tool use in monkeys and apes
A foraging case study: Baboons of Kenya
Infant foraging in other primates
Tool use in primate foraging
A case study of tool use: Chimpanzees of Ivory Coast.
Patterns in foraging-related tool use
Hominids
Hominid behavior: An overview
Hominids and information: The role of speculation
Vocal communication
Foraging behavior
Material culture
A diachronic model for information donation
Social information transfer in humans
A move beyond description
Ecology and cognition at the shift point
Information donation, language, and human uniqueness
Evolutionary analysis of language
Discontinuity views
Continuity approaches
Language as a form of information donation
Conclusion.