Infanticide: Comparative and Evolutionary Perspectives by Glenn Hausfater (Engli

Description: Infanticide by Glenn Hausfater, Sarah Blaffer Hrdy Field studies of a variety of mammalian species revealed a surprisingly high frequency of infanticide - the killing of unweaned or otherwise maternally dependent offspring. The authors draw together work on animal and human infanticide and place these studies in a broad evolutionary and comparative perspective. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Recent field studies of a variety of mammalian species reveal a surprisingly high frequency of infanticide - the killing of unweaned or otherwise maternally dependent offspring. Similarly, studies of birds, fish, amphibians, and invertebrates demonstrate egg and larval mortality in these species, a phenomenon directly analogous to infanticide in mammals. In this collection, Hausfater and Hrdy draw together work on animal and human infanticide and place these studies in a broad evolutionary and comparative perspective.Infanticide presents the theoretical background and taxonomic distribution of infanticide, infanticide in nonhuman primates, infanticide in rodents, and infanticide in humans. It examines closely sex allocation and sex ratio theory, surveys the phylogeny of mammalian interbirth intervals, and reviews data on sources of egg and larval mortality in a variety of invertebrate and lower vertebrate species. Dealing with infanticide in nonhuman primates, two chapters critically examine data on infanticide in langurs and its broader theoretical implications. By reviewing sources of infant mortality in populations of small mammals and new laboratory analyses of the causes and consequences of infanticide, this work explores such issues as the ontogeny of infanticide, proximate cues of infants and females which elicit infanticidal behavior in males, the genetical basis of infanticide, and the hormonal determinants.Hausfater and Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, through their selection of materials for this book, evaluate the frequency, causes, and function of infanticide. Historical, ethnographic, and recent data on infanticide are surveyed. "Infanticide" summarizes current research on the evolutionary origins and proximate causation of infanticide in animals and man. As such it will be indispensable reading for anthropologists and behavioral biologists as well as ecologists, psychologists, demographers, and epidemiologists. Author Biography Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, Glenn Hausfater Table of Contents Comparative and Evolutionary Perspectives on Infanticide: Introduction and Overview List of Contributors and Symposium Participants I. BACKGROUND AND TAXONOMIC REVIEWS 1 Infanticide, Siblicide, and Avian Nestling Mortality 2 Infanticide in Carnivores 3 Cannibalism of Early Life Stages in Fishes 4 The Influence of Conspecifics on Egg and Larval Mortality in Amphibians 5 Intraspecific Predation and "Infant Killing Among Invertebrates 6 Mammalian Reproduction: Constraints on the Evolution of Infanticide 7 The Evolutionary Ecology of Sex Allocation: A Primer II. INFANTICIDE IN NONHUMAN PRIMATES: A TOPIC OF CONTINUING DEBATE Infanticide in Nonhuman Primates: An Introduction and Perspective 8 Infanticide by Adult Males in Three Primate Species of the Kibale Forest, Uganda: A Test of Hypotheses 9 Infanticide in Red Howler Monkeys [Alouatta seniculus) 10 Infanticide in Two Populations of Savanna Baboons 11 Infanticide in Mountain Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla beringei) with Comparative Notes on Chimpanzees 12 Reproductive Parameters, Adult-Male Replacements, and Infanticide Among Free-Ranging Langurs [Presbytis entellus) at Jodhpur (Rajasthan], India 13 Infanticide in Langurs: Strategies, Counterstrategies, and Parameter Values 14 Infant Killing and Male Reproductive Strategies in Langurs [Presbytis entellus) 15 Proximate Factors of Infanticide Among Langurs at Dhar[1]war: A Reply to Boggess 16 Assumptions and Evidence Regarding the Sexual Selection Hypothesis: A Reply to Boggess III. INFANTICIDE IN RODENTS: QUESTIONS OF PROXIMATE AND ULTIMATE CAUSATION Infanticidal Behavior in Male and Female Rodents: Sectional Introduction and Directions for Future Research 17 Causes and Consequences on Infanticide in Populations of Rodents 18 Infanticide and the Evolution of Pregnancy Block in Rodents 19 Infanticide by Male and Female Mongolian Gerbils: Ontogeny, Causation, and Function 20 Psychobiological Determinants Underlying Infanticide in Mice 21 Proximate and Ultimate Causes of Infanticide and Parental Behavior in Male House Mice IV. INFANTICIDE IN HUMANS: ETHNOGRAPHY, DEMOGRAPHY, SOCIOBIOLOGY, AND HISTORY Concepts and Classification in the Study of Human Infanticide: Sectional Introduction and Some Cautionary Notes 22 Infanticide in Human Populations: Societal and Individual Concerns 23 Deferred Infanticide: Excess Female Mortality during Childhood 24 A Sociobiological Analysis of Human Infanticide 25 Ayoreo Infanticide: A Case Study Review Selected by Choice as one of the 1984 1985 -Outstanding Academic Books- -The book is eloquent testimony to the invigorating effect that Hrdys classification of infanticide according to natural selectionist principles has had on the study of a phenomenon that previously had been primarily considered as the pathological consequences of overcrowding or other disturbing influences it should convince even the most doubtful that, in most instances, infanticide is a natural behavior that can be interpreted in the context of modern evolutionary theory.- --Gail Michener in Science -The first systematic attempt to review what is known about infanticide and to place this knowledge in selectionist perspective... a stunning achievement.- --Don Symons in American Journal of Primatology -This volume... may become a classic in the field. It is a remarkable demonstration of how our concepts of behavior continue to be challenged in the context of modern evolutionary biology.- --David Gubernick in Contemporary Psychology -Infanticide: Comparative and Evolutionary Perspectives focuses on an issue of central importance to the behavioral sciences and is packed with useful information. For those interested in the mechanisms and evolution of behavior and in possible links between human and nonhuman species, it cannot be recommended too strongly.- --Robert Seyfarth in American Journal of Physical Anthropology -Given the quality of the papers (and) the excellent editing... this volume is overall one of the best to come out of any publisher in a long time.- --M. Estelle Smith in The Annals of the American Academy -Infanticide, as Hausfater and Hrdy note in an excellent introduction to this book, can no longer be considered a rare, pathological aberration brought about by unusual conditions.... Infanticide will be the major source of comparative and theoretical perspectives on the subject for some time to come. It is well balanced between data and theory.... [A] highly recommended book.- --Eugenie C. Scott, The Quarterly Review of Biology -The strength of this book is the breadth of its taxonomic coverage. The reader is left with an appreciation of the widespread occurrence of infanticide in organisms ranging from invertebrates to humans.... It is a must read for anyone interested in the mechanisms and evolutionary development of behavior.- --Kenneth E. Glander, American Anthropologist -In sociology, we tend to think of infanticide as either an exotic practice of very primitive tribes or the subject of a midwinter newspaper story, involving a very young mother, a green garbage bag, and a flood of calls to the local hospital offering to adopt the rescued infant. Although we know more about infanticide than this--it is part of a pattern of discrimination against women in some parts of the world and an alternative to illegal abortion in other parts--nothing in the sociological literature on infanticide prepares us to deal with the flood of evidence and theorizing found in this book.... [T]he most striking conclusion that emerges from this book is the depth of human denial and refusal to consider infanticide, despite evidence of its frequency.... Evolutionary theory provides a basis for a more realistic view of human nature, both in the impulses of parents to be selective in their investments, and in the moral-ethical-aesthetic tendencies that lead us to evaluate infanticide as repugnant and to reject and deny its existence.- --Nancy Howell, Contemporary Sociology Selected by "Choice" as one of the 1984 1985 "Outstanding Academic Books" "The book is eloquent testimony to the invigorating effect that Hrdys classification of infanticide according to natural selectionist principles has had on the study of a phenomenon that previously had been primarily considered as the pathological consequences of overcrowding or other disturbing influences it should convince even the most doubtful that, in most instances, infanticide is a natural behavior that can be interpreted in the context of modern evolutionary theory." --Gail Michener in "Science" "The first systematic attempt to review what is known about infanticide and to place this knowledge in selectionist perspective... a stunning achievement." --Don Symons in "American Journal of Primatology" "This volume... may become a classic in the field. It is a remarkable demonstration of how our concepts of behavior continue to be challenged in the context of modern evolutionary biology." --David Gubernick in "Contemporary Psychology" ""Infanticide: Comparative and Evolutionary Perspectives" focuses on an issue of central importance to the behavioral sciences and is packed with useful information. For those interested in the mechanisms and evolution of behavior and in possible links between human and nonhuman species, it cannot be recommended too strongly." --Robert Seyfarth in "American Journal of Physical Anthropology" "Given the quality of the papers (and) the excellent editing... this volume is overall one of the best to come out of any publisher in a long time." --M. Estelle Smith in "The Annals of the American Academy" "Infanticide, as Hausfater and Hrdy note in an excellent introduction to this book, can no longer be considered a rare, pathological aberration brought about by unusual conditions.... Infanticide will be the major source of comparative and theoretical perspectives on the subject for some time to come. It is well balanced between data and theory.... [A] highly recommended book." --Eugenie C. Scott, The Quarterly Review of Biology "The strength of this book is the breadth of its taxonomic coverage. The reader is left with an appreciation of the widespread occurrence of infanticide in organisms ranging from invertebrates to humans.... It is a must read for anyone interested in the mechanisms and evolutionary development of behavior." --Kenneth E. Glander, American Anthropologist "In sociology, we tend to think of infanticide as either an exotic practice of very primitive tribes or the subject of a midwinter newspaper story, involving a very young mother, a green garbage bag, and a flood of calls to the local hospital offering to adopt the rescued infant. Although we know more about infanticide than this--it is part of a pattern of discrimination against women in some parts of the world and an alternative to illegal abortion in other parts--nothing in the sociological literature on infanticide prepares us to deal with the flood of evidence and theorizing found in this book.... [T]he most striking conclusion that emerges from this book is the depth of human denial and refusal to consider infanticide, despite evidence of its frequency.... Evolutionary theory provides a basis for a more realistic view of human nature, both in the impulses of parents to be selective in their investments, and in the moral-ethical-aesthetic tendencies that lead us to evaluate infanticide as repugnant and to reject and deny its existence." --Nancy Howell, Contemporary Sociology Selected by "Choice" as one of the 1984 1985 "Outstanding Academic Books" "The book is eloquent testimony to the invigorating effect that Hrdysclassification of infanticide according to natural selectionist principles has had on the study of a phenomenon that previously had been primarily considered as the pathological consequences of overcrowding or other disturbing influencesit should convince even the most doubtful that, in most instances, infanticide is a natural behavior that can be interpreted in the context of modern evolutionary theory." Gail Michener in "Science" "The first systematic attempt to review what is known about infanticide and to place this knowledge in selectionist perspectivea stunning achievement." --Don Symons in "American Journal of Primatology" "This volumemay become a classic in the field. It is a remarkable demonstration of how our concepts of behavior continue to be challenged in the context of modern evolutionary biology." --David Gubernick in "Contemporary Psychology" "In some ways, the most striking conclusion that emerges from this book is the depth of human denial and refusal to consider infanticide, despite evidence of its frequency.Yet we persist in teaching family sociology courses in which the unconditional good will of parents towards offspring is taken for granted and exceptions are treated as deviants. Evolutionary theory provides a basis for a more realistic view of human nature, both in the impulses of parents to be selective in their investments, and in the moral-ethical-aesthetic tendencies that lead us to evaluate infanticide as repugnant and to reject and deny its existence. Few sociologists will find their assumptions unchallenged and their theoretical framework unimproved in its precision by an acquaintance with the contents of this book." --Nancy Howell in "Contemporary Sociology" ""Infanticide: Comparative and Evolutionary Perspectives" focuses oSelected by "Choice" as one of the 1984 1985 "Outstanding Academic Books" "The book is eloquent testimony to the invigorating effect that Hrdysclassification of infanticide according to natural selectionist principles has had on the study of a phenomenon that previously had been primarily considered as the pathological consequences of overcrowding or other disturbing influencesit should convince even the most doubtful that, in most instances, infanticide is a natural behavior that can be interpreted in the context of modern evolutionary theory."Gail Michener in "Science" "The first systematic attempt to review what is known about infanticide and to place this knowledge in selectionist perspectivea stunning achievement."--Don Symons in "American Journal of Primatology" "This volumemay become a classic in the field. It is a remarkable demonstration of how our concepts of behavior continue to be challenged in the context of modern evolutionary biology."--David Gubernick in "Contemporary Psychology" "In some ways, the most striking conclusion that emerges from this book is the depth of human denial and refusal to consider infanticide, despite evidence of its frequency.Yet we persist in teaching family sociology courses in which the unconditional good will of parents towards offspring is taken for granted and exceptions are treated as deviants. Evolutionary theory provides a basis for a more realistic view of human nature, both in the impulses of parents to be selective in their investments, and in the moral-ethical-aesthetic tendencies that lead us to evaluate infanticide as repugnant and to reject and deny its existence. Few sociologists will find their assumptions unchallenged and their theoretical framework unimproved in its precision by an acquaintance with the contents of this book."--Nancy Howell in "Contemporary Sociology" ""Infanticide: Comparative and Evolutionary Perspectives" focuses on an issue of c Review Text Selected by Choice as one of the 1984 1985 "Outstanding Academic Books" "The book is eloquent testimony to the invigorating effect that Hrdys classification of infanticide according to natural selectionist principles has had on the study of a phenomenon that previously had been primarily considered as the pathological consequences of overcrowding or other disturbing influences it should convince even the most doubtful that, in most instances, infanticide is a natural behavior that can be interpreted in the context of modern evolutionary theory." --Gail Michener in Science "The first systematic attempt to review what is known about infanticide and to place this knowledge in selectionist perspective... a stunning achievement." --Don Symons in American Journal of Primatology "This volume... may become a classic in the field. It is a remarkable demonstration of how our concepts of behavior continue to be challenged in the context of modern evolutionary biology." --David Gubernick in Contemporary Psychology " Infanticide: Comparative and Evolutionary Perspectives focuses on an issue of central importance to the behavioral sciences and is packed with useful information. For those interested in the mechanisms and evolution of behavior and in possible links between human and nonhuman species, it cannot be recommended too strongly." --Robert Seyfarth in American Journal of Physical Anthropology "Given the quality of the papers (and) the excellent editing... this volume is overall one of the best to come out of any publisher in a long time." --M. Estelle Smith in The Annals of the American Academy "Infanticide, as Hausfater and Hrdy note in an excellent introduction to this book, can no longer be considered a rare, pathological aberration brought about by unusual conditions.... Infanticide will be the major source of comparative and theoretical perspectives on the subject for some time to come. It is well balanced between data and theory.... [A] highly recommended book." --Eugenie C. Scott, The Quarterly Review of Biology "The strength of this book is the breadth of its taxonomic coverage. The reader is left with an appreciation of the widespread occurrence of infanticide in organisms ranging from invertebrates to humans.... It is a must read for anyone interested in the mechanisms and evolutionary development of behavior." --Kenneth E. Glander, American Anthropologist "In sociology, we tend to think of infanticide as either an exotic practice of very primitive tribes or the subject of a midwinter newspaper story, involving a very young mother, a green garbage bag, and a flood of calls to the local hospital offering to adopt the rescued infant. Although we know more about infanticide than this--it is part of a pattern of discrimination against women in some parts of the world and an alternative to illegal abortion in other parts--nothing in the sociological literature on infanticide prepares us to deal with the flood of evidence and theorizing found in this book.... [T]he most striking conclusion that emerges from this book is the depth of human denial and refusal to consider infanticide, despite evidence of its frequency.... Evolutionary theory provides a basis for a more realistic view of human nature, both in the impulses of parents to be selective in their investments, and in the moral-ethical-aesthetic tendencies that lead us to evaluate infanticide as repugnant and to reject and deny its existence." --Nancy Howell, Contemporary Sociology Details ISBN0202362213 Short Title INFANTICIDE Language English ISBN-10 0202362213 ISBN-13 9780202362212 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 2008 Imprint AldineTransaction Subtitle Comparative and Evolutionary Perspectives Country of Publication United States Edited by Glenn Hausfater Birth 1946 Place of Publication Somerset Author Sarah Blaffer Hrdy DOI 10.1604/9780202362212 AU Release Date 2008-06-30 NZ Release Date 2008-06-30 US Release Date 2008-06-30 UK Release Date 2008-06-30 Pages 640 Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc Publication Date 2008-06-30 Alternative 9781138526068 DEWEY 591.56 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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