The Fruit, the Tree, and the Serpent

Why We See So Well

Lynne A. Isbell

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$23.50 • £18.95 • €21.00

ISBN 9780674061965

Publication Date: 09/30/2011

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224 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

33 line illustrations, 3 tables

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Preface
1. Introduction
2. Primate Biogeography
3. Why Did Primates Evolve?
4. Primate Vision
5. Origins of Modern Predators
6. Vision and Fear
7. Venomous Snakes and Anthropoid Primates
8. Why Only Primates?
9. Testing the Snake Detection Theory
Epilogue: Implications for Humans
Appendix
References
Acknowledgments
Index

Awards & Accolades

2014 W.W. Howells Book Prize, Biological Anthropology Section of the American Anthropological Association

An Atlantic Books of the Year Runner-Up, 2010

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2009

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