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2016 / 2017Graduate Schools of Arts & SciencesCourses

The Ape Within: Chimpanzees and the Evolution of Human Behavior

GRS AN 735

Credits:
4
Offered:
either sem.
Graduate Prerequisites:
graduate standing.

Introduction to primate social behavior, focusing on the apes. Examines how chimpanzee behavior can be used to understand human behavior. What is unique about humans, and how did we evolve? Topics include diet, social relationships, sexual behavior, aggression, culture, cognition.

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