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Infanticide by Males and its Implications Carel P. Van Schaik
Infanticide by Males and its Implications
Carel P. Van Schaik
Male mammals sometimes kill infants that they did not sire. Is this bizarre behavior a pathological aberration, or is it sometimes an adaptive strategy? In this study of the dark side of social relationships, the impact and consequences of infanticide on the social systems of primates, including humans, is investigated.
584 pages, 55 b/w illus. 47 tables
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 2, 2000 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521772952 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 584 |
| Dimensions | 160 × 236 × 39 mm · 996 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Janson, Charles H. (State University of New York, Stony Brook) |
| Editor | Van Schaik, Carel P. (Duke University, North Carolina) |