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This chapter outlines why non-human primates provide some of the best comparative models for students of coordination in small human groups. It then summarises what and why non-human primates need to coordinate at the group level. From this review, group movements emerge as the major paradigm of primatologists in this study context. In this integrating chapter, the content of the contributions to Part III is placed within the broader context of this book on coordination in human and non-human primates.
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Kappeler, P.M. (2011). Primatological Approaches to the Study of Group Coordination. In: Boos, M., Kolbe, M., Kappeler, P., Ellwart, T. (eds) Coordination in Human and Primate Groups. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15355-6_12
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