Socioendocrinology of Primate Reproduction: Proceedings of a Symposium from the XII Congress of the Internationasl Primatalogical Society held in Brasilia, Brazil, July 24-29, 1988

Ziegler, Toni E. & Fred B. Bercovitch, editors

ISBN 10: 0471567574 / ISBN 13: 9780471567578

Published by Wiley-Liss, New York, 1990

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Eight papers plus an introduction to the subject, from a 1988 conference. Subject primates include humans, great apes, macaques, vervet monkeys, tamarins, and marmosets. Publisher's Monographs in Primatology series, volume 13. Hardcover, as pictured; likely issued without a jacket. Light wear, minor bumping to corners, pencil marks erased from contents page, ink name & office on free endsheet, no other markings noted. Text clean; viii, 217 pages; index, references, figures, b/w photos. Size: Octavo. Seller Inventory # u0629

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Title: Socioendocrinology of Primate Reproduction: ...

Publisher: Wiley-Liss, New York

Publication Date: 1990

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis:

A new field of study devoted to understanding the interactions between hormones and behaviour in animals residing in social groups is examined here. This important work explores reproductive patterns in a number of primates and offers information that links reproductive endocrinology with evolutionary biology. Informative chapters review relevant literature and present new findings on the socioendocrinology of prosimians, marmosets, tamarins, macaques, vervets, apes and human beings. The book examines such major themes as: reproductive maturation and the timing of menarche, menstrual cycle synchrony and suppression, intersexual influences on reproductive endocrinology, lactational suppression of ovulation and status-related effects of neuroendocrine function.