Current topics in primate vocal communication
By: edited by Elke Zimmermann, John D. Newman, and Uwe Jürgens.
Contributors: Zimmermann, Elke.; Newman, John D.; Jürgens, Uwe.; International Primatological Society. Congress; International Primatological Society. Congress
Publisher: Plenum Press; Springer
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
Subjects: Primates -- Behavior -- Congresses; Animal communication -- Congresses
Description: Current Topics in Primate Vocal Communication is the first compilation of evolution-oriented research on the vocal communication abilities of non human primates. Contributions examine a broad array of different primate groups, ranging from the most archaic primates such as lemurs, loris, and bushbabies to higher primates including apes and man.

In-depth reviews feature previously unpublished material and provide state-of-the-art information on current techniques and the latest developments in primate bioacoustics. Papers address recent findings on social and environmental determinants of nonhuman primate vocal systems from a functional and evolutionary perspective, and explore their morphological, neuronal, and cognitive aspects. Novel theories are raised on the evolution of human speech and language from nonhuman primate vocal communication.

. The new data and thought-provoking concepts presented in this book are valuable for students and professionals in zoology, psychology, ethology and animal behavior, anthropology, primatology, linguistics, neurobiology, and comparative anatomy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Proceedings of the XIV Congress of the International Primatological Society, held August 16-21, 1992, in Strasbourg, France, and of the XV Congress of the International Primatological Society, held August 3-8, 1994, in Kuta-Bali, Indonesia"--T.p. verso.