Primate Communication

Katja Liebal is Assistant Professor of Evolutionary Psychology at the Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Bridget Waller is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology and Acting Director of the Centre for Comparative and Evolutionary Psychology at the University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK. Katie Slocombe is Senior Lecturer in the Psychology Department at the University of York, York, UK and Scientific Director of the Budongo Trail Chimpanzee Exhibit at Edinburgh Zoo, Edinburgh, UK. Anne Burrows is an Associate Professor at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

• Foreword; Acknowledgements; Part I. Introduction to Primate Communication: 1. What is primate communication?; 2. The morphology of primate communication; 3. The neural substrates of primate communication; Part II. Approaches to Primate Communication: 4. The methods used in primate communication; 5. A multimodal approach to primate communication; Part III. Cognitive Characteristics of Primate Communication: 6. Acquisition; 7. Flexibility; 8. Intentionality; 9. Referentiality; Part IV. Approaches to the Evolution of Primate Communication: 10. A multimodal approach to the evolution of primate communication; Glossary; References; Appendix; Species index; Subject index.

'Primate Communication is appropriate for a wide audience, from those beginning in the field, to those already immersed in it. … [It] is an easily digestible, diverse, and thorough review of the importance of investigating – simultaneously - the multiple ways that primates communicate to each other. I highly recommend it for students, instructors and primate enthusiasts alike!' Alex K. Piel, Primate Eye