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Phylogeny, Behavior, and Ecology in the Mammalia

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Phylogeny of the Primates

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In a review written some 11 and published 9 years ago, I attempted to summarize the literature concerning mammalian social behavior and then proceeded to discuss two major issues: (1) the relationship of social structure to the species’ habitat and economy, and (2) the influence of evolutionary history on the form of social organization displayed (Eisenberg, 1966). The almost exponential increase of information during the last decade concerning mammalian social behavior and ecology, as well as the founding of social ecology as a subdiscipline (Crook, 1970), have rendered my earlier review out of date. My co-workers and I have recently attempted two reviews, one for primates, the other for selected carnivores (Eisenberg et al., 1972; Kleiman and Eisenberg, 1973). The problems of correlation and reconstruction remain as challenging as ever.

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Eisenberg, J.F. (1975). Phylogeny, Behavior, and Ecology in the Mammalia. In: Luckett, W.P., Szalay, F.S. (eds) Phylogeny of the Primates. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2166-8_3

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