:Baboon Metaphysics: The Evolution of a Social Mind

By J. Gomez. 2009

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THINKING WITH MAPS (2007, background): “But it is much more parsimonious to assume that they represent each of their approximately 40 troopmates, plus a general dominance relation (cf. Cheney and Seyfarth 2007).”
The evolution of self-control (2014, background): “Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 108(7):2693–2698.”
Baboons eavesdrop to deduce mating opportunities (2007, unknown): “All rights reserved. known about baboons’ ability to recognize other individuals’ long-term social relationships (reviewed by Cheney & Seyfarth 2007), it seems likely that males also recognize the status of other males’ transient consortships.”
‘The bone is mine’: affective and referential aspects of dog growls (2010, methodology): “Based on the approach of Hauser (1998) and Seyfarth & Cheney (2007), it would be possible to assume that dog growls are functionally referential.”
Deception as a Derived Function of Language (2016, background): “Moreover, language may be integral in supplementing humans’ ability to engage in advanced forms of social cognition and understanding others’ intentions, including capacities such as Theory of Mind and higher-order intentionality (Dunbar, 1998, 2009; Cheney and Seyfarth, 2007).”
Strong and consistent social bonds enhance the longevity of female baboons. (2010, background): “The analyses focus on a group of free-ranging baboons in the Moremi Game Reserve in the Okavango Delta of Botswana studied continuously over a 16 year period [6, 20].”