03518nam 2200745 450 991045352270332120210515003713.00-520-95817-910.1525/9780520958173(CKB)2550000001184849(EBL)1597004(OCoLC)868278449(SSID)ssj0001084383(PQKBManifestationID)12500628(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001084383(PQKBWorkID)11036093(PQKB)11609913(MiAaPQ)EBC1597004(DE-B1597)519714(OCoLC)869457130(DE-B1597)9780520958173(Au-PeEL)EBL1597004(CaPaEBR)ebr10827373(CaONFJC)MIL564227(EXLCZ)99255000000118484920140124h20142014 uy 0engurun#---|u||utxtccrThe drunken monkey why we drink and abuse alcohol /Robert DudleyBerkeley, [California] ;Los Angeles, California ;London, England :University of California Press,2014.©20141 online resource (179 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-27569-1 1-306-32976-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --List of Illustrations --Prologue --Acknowledgments --1. Introduction --2. The Fruits of Fermentation --3. On the Inebriation of Elephants --4. Aping About in the Forest --5. A First-Rate Molecule --6. Alcoholics Aren't Anonymous --7. Winos in the Mist --Postscript --Sources and Recommended Reading --IndexAlcoholism, as opposed to the safe consumption of alcohol, remains a major public health issue. In this accessible book, Robert Dudley presents an intriguing evolutionary interpretation to explain the persistence of alcohol-related problems. Providing a deep-time, interdisciplinary perspective on today's patterns of alcohol consumption and abuse, Dudley traces the link between the fruit-eating behavior of arboreal primates and the evolution of the sensory skills required to identify ripe and fermented fruits that contain sugar and low levels of alcohol. In addition to introducing this new theory of the relationship of humans to alcohol, the book discusses the supporting research, implications of the hypothesis, and the medical and social impacts of alcoholism. The Drunken Monkey is designed for interested readers, scholars, and students in comparative and evolutionary biology, biological anthropology, medicine, and public health.Drinking of alcoholic beveragesAlcoholPhysiological effectAlcoholismHuman evolutionPrimatesEvolutionHuman physiologyMonkeysPhysiologyElectronic books.Drinking of alcoholic beverages.AlcoholPhysiological effect.Alcoholism.Human evolution.PrimatesEvolution.Human physiology.MonkeysPhysiology.394.1/3Dudley Robert1961-1039157MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453522703321The drunken monkey2461193UNINA