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UNINA9910454047603321 |
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Autore |
Hart Donna |
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Titolo |
Man the hunted : primates, predators, and human evolution / / Donna Hart, Robert W. Sussman |
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Boulder, CO : , : Westview Press, , 2009 |
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0-429-96763-2 |
0-429-49908-6 |
0-7867-2594-X |
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Edizione |
[Expanded ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (377 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Soggetti |
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Primates - Behavior |
Predation (Biology) |
Primates - Evolution |
Human evolution |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-345) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; Foreword to the First Edition ix; Preface to the Expanded Paperback Edition xv; 1 JUST ANOTHER ITEM ON THE MENU 1; Fossil Evidence and Living Primates, 5; Predation and Primate Studies, 9; An Accurate Appraisal of Predation, 9; 2 DEBUNKING "MAN THE HUNTER" 11; Will the First Hominid Please Stand Up? 13; A Messy Bush, 21; Wanderlust, 22; Man the Hunter? 23; Man the Dancer! 28; We Were Not "Cat Food"! 30; 3 WHO'S EATING WHOM? 33; A Tale of Two Families, 34; The Prey Flee, the Predator Pursues, 38; Who Are These Primate Prey? 41; The Dichotomy about Death, 45 |
The James Carville Approach, 46Predation Risk versus Predation Rate, 52; Who Was Eating Our Hominid Ancestors? 55; 4 LIONS AND TIGERS AND BEARS, OH MY! 57; Choose Your Weapon, 63; The Long and Winding Road from South Africa to Georgia, 70; Killing Machines, 76; Before the Age of Ulcers, 77; Perfect Primate Predators, 80; Give Us the Bear Facts, 84; 5 COURSING HYENAS AND HUNGRY DOGS 89; Wolves at the Door, 90; No Laughing Matter, 95; Howls in the Prehistoric Night, |
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97; Leaders of the Pack, 104; 6 MISSIONARY POSITION 111; The Serpentine Route, 112; Breathing Fire: The Komodo Dragon, 124 |
My, What Big Teeth You Have! 127On Top of Everything Else, Sharks, Too? 133; 7 TERROR FROM THE SKY 135; Featherweights and Talon Tips, 138; Crested Viragos, 141; An Alfred Hitchcock Moment, 147; The Record of Giant Raptors, 149; The Taung Child Tells Its Tale, 151; Running Hawks, Hungry Toucans, and Giant Owls, 155; 8 WE WEREN'T JUST WAITING AROUND TO BE EATEN! 161; Heavyweight Champions, 166; Why Hermits Seem Odd, 170; We Saw . . . Food. We Came . . . Down from the Trees.We Conquered . . . Gravity, 174; On the Path to Einstein, 180; Daytime Talk Shows, 182 |
Making a Last Stand: Counterattack and Chutzpah, 186Weapons of Mass Destruction, 189; 9 GENTLE SAVAGE OR BLOODTHIRSTY BRUTE? 191; The Hunting Myth and Sociobiology, 194; Chimpanzee and Human Males as Demonic Killers, 201; Chimpanzee Aggression, 207; Getting Out of Our Genes, 211; The Other 50%, 213; 10 MAN THE HUNTED 219; Sink Your Teeth into This! 226; Painting the Family Portrait, 231; Habitat for Humanity, 235; Macaques Us? 239; Put It All Together and What Do You Have? 242; Man the Hunted, 245; The Oldest Story, 248; 11 THE LAST WORD 251 |
Carnivore Crimes: More about Bears, Big Cats, and Hyenas, 257Python Pestilence and Eagle Escapades, 262; Man the Cannibal, 265; Cut Marks, Tooth Marks, and Question Marks, 268; Man the Sneaky Meat Thief, 271; Man the Peace-Loving Hippie? 275; Conventional Wisdom as Science, 283; Really Our Last Words, 284; Acknowledgments 287; Notes 289; Bibliography 311; Index 347; About the Authors 359 |
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A provocative view of human evolution that contends early humans occupied a far more vulnerable position in the food chain than we like to imagine. |
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UNINA9910965736103321 |
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Spatial disorientation in aviation / / edited by Fred H. Previc, William R. Ercoline |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Reston, Va., : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., c2004 |
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1-60086-670-0 |
1-60086-451-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (580 p.) |
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Collana |
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Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; ; v. 203 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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PrevicFred H |
ErcolineWilliam R |
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Space perception |
Orientation |
Flight - Physiological aspects |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Foreword""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1. Spatial Disorientation in Aviation: Historical Background, Concepts, and Terminology""; ""I. Definition""; ""II. Historical Background""; ""III. Types of SD""; ""IV. Aircraft Motions in Flight""; ""V. Summary""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2. Nonvisual Spatial Orientation Mechanisms""; ""I. Introduction""; ""II. Overview of Spatial Orientation Mechanisms in Flight""; ""III. Vestibular Input to Orientation""; ""IV. Vestibular Contribution to Gaze Stability"" |
""V. Interactions Between the Semicircular Canals and Otoliths""""VI. Visual-Vestibular Interaction""; ""VII. Vestibular Influence on Cardiovascular Control""; ""VIII. Vestibular Habituation""; ""IX. Alignment with the Gravitational Vertical""; ""X. Vestibulospinal vs Corticospinal Motor Mechanisms""; ""XI. Somatosensory Input to Orientation""; ""XII. Auditory Input to Orientation""; ""XIII. Cortical Input to Spatial Orientation""; ""XIV. Summary""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3. Visual Orientation Mechanisms""; ""I. Introduction""; ""II. Nature of Three-Dimensional Space"" |
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""III. Function of Ambient Vision""""IV. Ambient Visual Mechanisms""; ""V. Neurophysiology of Ambient Vision""; ""VI. Summary""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4. Psychological Factors""; ""I. Personality and Other Traits""; ""II. Mental and Physical State""; ""III. Experience""; ""IV. Task""; ""V. Environment""; ""VI. SD Phenomena Related to Psychological Factors""; ""VII. Summary""; ""References""; ""Chapter 5. Spatial Disorientation Mishap Classification, Data, and Investigation""; ""I. Introduction""; ""II. Human Factors Modeling""; ""III. Spatial Disorientation Mishap Classification Issues"" |
""IV. Mishap Statistics""""V. Investigation Concerns and Techniques""; ""VI. Summary""; ""References""; ""Chapter 6. Nonvisual Illusions in Flight""; ""I. Introduction""; ""II. Illusions Primarily Involving the Semicircular Canals""; ""III. Illusions Primarily Involving the Otoliths""; ""IV. Illusions Involving Semicircular Canals and Otoliths""; ""V. Visual and Audio Correlates of Somatic Illusions""; ""VI. Illusions Contributed by the Somatosensory System""; ""VII. Incapacitating Illusions""; ""VIII. Inner-Ear Problems Contributing to SD""; ""IX. Summary"" |
""Appendix A: Assortment of Practical Recommendations for Flight Surgeons""""References""; ""Chapter 7. Visual Illusions in Flight""; ""I. Introduction""; ""II. Specific Visual Illusions of Flight""; ""III. Optical-Device Distortions and Illusions""; ""IV. Summary""; ""References""; ""Chapter 8. Spatial Disorientation Instruction, Demonstration, and Training""; ""I. Introduction""; ""II. Didactic Instruction""; ""III. Ground-Based Devices""; ""IV. In-Flight Demonstration and Training""; ""V. Efficacy of Demonstration and Training""; ""VI. Improvements in SD Education""; ""VII. Summary"" |
""Appendix A: Didactic Syllabus of the SD Mechanisms"" |
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Previc, a human factors specialist who formerly led the Air Force's Spatial Disorientation Countermeasures Task Group, and Ercoline (disorientation countermeasures, the Air Force's School of Aerospace Medicine) collect information on spatial disorientation in flight. The book describes the movements |
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