Infanticide presents the theoretical background and taxonomic distribution of infanticide, infanticide in nonhuman primates, infanticide in rodents, and infanticide in humans. The killing of rival, adult males has also been well documented among mountain gorillas fossey, 1984 and the chimpanzees. Historical, ethnographic, and recent data on infanticide are surveyed. Population density, social pathology, and behavioral ecology. Hausfater and hrdy draw together work on animal and human infanticide and place these studies in a broad evolutionary and comparative perspective. Selected as one of the 1984 85 outstanding academic books by choice, the journal of the association of college and research libraries. Infanticide is a widespread phenomenon among animals of various taxa hrdy 1979, hrdy and hausfater 1984. Male demography, female mating behavior, and infanticide. Specifically, we distinguish two kinds of altruistic motivations, depending on whether a desire to help is.
We argue that some organisms are altruistically motivated and such altruistic motivation is adaptive. Infanticide, the killing of dependent offspring by conspecifics, has been thought of as a component of intersexual conflicts in social mammals hrdy 1979, hrdy and hausfater 1984. Maternal instincts and how they shape the human species tags. With respect to langurs, the theory hrdy 1974 maintains that infanticidal males increase their relative genetic representation in future generations by eliminating unweaned offspring of other males, particularly those of their predecessors as harem residents in populations with one. Child homicide is a frequent cause of death in children under 6 years of age. Developmental trends in the nature of child homicide. Infanticide presents the theoretical background and taxonomic distribution of infanticide, infanticide in. Infanticide occurs in a wide variety of taxa hausfater and hrdy, 1984 and can cause as much juvenile mortality as predation. Male demography, female mating behavior, and infanticide in wild. Family size control by infanticide in the great agrarian. Comparative and evolutionary perspectives on infanticide. Comparative and evolutionary perspectives, aldine, new york, 3142. Since then, male infanticide has been reported in many other mammals ranging from rodents to primates to carnivores hausfater and hrdy, 1984. The practice has been observed in many species throughout the animal kingdom, especially primates primate infanticide but including microscopic rotifers, insects, fish, amphibians.
Struhsaker 1977 that infanticide is a recurrent phenome non in any nonhuman primate species, and moreover, to investigate the hypothesis that. She is considered a highly recognized pioneer in modernizing our understanding of the evolutionary basis of female behavior in both nonhuman and human primates. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Pdf comparative and evolutionary perspectives on infanticide.
As a heat wave grips the city, the city is consumed by preparations for hate week. Infanticide summarizes current research on the evolutionary origins and proximate causation of infanticide in animals and man. Selected by choice as one of the 1984 1985 outstanding academic books the book is eloquent testimony to the invigorating effect that hrdy s 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. Selection for adoption versus infanticide by replacement. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Lion hunting and trophy quality records in zambia for the period 19672000. Selected by choice as one of the 1984 1985 outstanding academic books the book is eloquent testimony to the invigorating effect that hrdy s 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. Infanticide by glenn hausfater, sarah blaffer hrdy. 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. Hausfater and sarah blaffer hrdy, through their selection of materials for this book, evaluate the frequency, causes, and function of infanticide.
Empathy, polyandry, and the myth of the coy female 9 more than one father alter the degree of relatedness between sibs and maternal half sibs by collecting sperm from several fathers davies. The intellectual satisfaction with the hypothesis was and is not only great, but apparently cumulative. Parmigiani and vom saal, 1994 and several hypotheses. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in 1984, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. Comparative and evolutionary perspectives, republished as a paperback by transaction publishers.
Although most societies highly value and nurture children, children in many societies may nonetheless be unwanted under certain conditions. The killing of conspecific rival males has also been welldocumented. We point out that there are more ways of solving this problem than most people recognize. We lay out the helpers decision problemdetermining whether to help another organism. Field evidence for sexual selection and resource competition. Selection for adoption versus infanticide by replacement mates in. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the view held by some researchers e. Proposed benefits for male perpetrators include increased access to limited resources, prevention of misdirected parental care, nutritional benefits, or increased reproductive opportunities ebensperger 1998. Thus, decisions about parental investment, and social control of reproduction and pre and perinatal survival are not solely a modern phenomenon. Winston embellishes articles that are to be quoted in speeches while julia produces atrocity pamphlets. The book is intended to supplement, not necessarily duplicate, the lectures. Infanticide, or the killing of an infant, is often hypothesized to be an adaptive behavior hrdy and hausfater 1984. Newton 1988 and i use the midpoint of this range, 4.
Infanticide siblicide and avian nestling mortality. From 1979 until 1984, she focused on writing and teaching at harvard. 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. Infanticide glenn hausfater, sarah blaffer hrdy haftad. Between science and politics, the european legacy, doi. Imagery in psychology, art, literature and politics. Will the trends in trophy size drop as lion population declines. 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. Since the publication of infanticide hausfater and hrdy 1984, two new.
Males can sometimes serve as convenient if unreliable protectors from predators or from other males. Selected as a 1984 1985 outstanding academic books by choice, the. Journal of the association of college and research libraries. However, compared to other, less prevalent causes of death, it is poorly understood.
Selected by choice as one of the 1984 1985 outstanding academic books the book is eloquent testimony to the invigorating effect that hrdy sclassification 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. Table describing different hypotheses for infanticide source. Review of decoding chomsky by thomas klikauer science. 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. Comparative and evolutionary perspectives, edited by g. Chris knights book on the science and politics of the worlds most influential intellectual noam chomsky is an insightful book and, one might say, apleasuretoread kind of book. For instance, 50% of young golden marmots, marmota caudata aurea a large alpine grounddwelling squirrel that emerge above ground one year, survive to the next year.
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