AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
7:45 THE EVOLUTION OF SOCIAL ORGANIZATION: TESTING CULTURAL HYPOTHESES OF SOCIAL EVOLUTION ON A CAPTIVE LEMUR CATTA POPULATION, Vicki Ina F. Gloer*, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA 30144. A number of evolutionary theories have been advanced based on diet and reproduction needs. This has been particularly true of research into the evolution of social organization in primates. A study was conducted of a captive population of Lemur catta residing at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta. Georgia, to discover if theories regarding the evolution of social behavior are supported in populations where competition for food and mates does not exist. The captive Lemur catta could be ...