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Preface | p. xi |
Comparative and Evolutionary Perspectives on Infanticide: Introduction and Overview | p. xiii |
List of Contributors and Symposium Participants | p. xxxvii |
Background and Taxonomic Reviews | |
Infanticide, Siblicide, and Avian Nestling Mortality | p. 3 |
Infanticide in Carnivores | p. 31 |
Cannibalism of Early Life Stages in Fishes | p. 43 |
The Influence of Conspecifics on Egg and Larval Mortality in Amphibians | p. 65 |
Intraspecific Predation and "Infant Killing" Among Invertebrates | p. 87 |
Mammalian Reproduction: Constraints on the Evolution of Infanticide | p. 105 |
The Evolutionary Ecology of Sex Allocation: A Primer | p. 125 |
Infanticide in Nonhuman Primates: A Topic of Continuing Debate | |
Infanticide in Nonhuman Primates: An Introduction and Perspective | p. 145 |
Infanticide by Adult Males in Three Primate Species of the Kibale Forest, Uganda: A Test of Hypotheses | p. 151 |
Infanticide in Red Howler Monkeys (Alouatta seniculus) | p. 173 |
Infanticide in Two Populations of Savanna Baboons | p. 193 |
Infanticide in Mountain Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla beringei) with Comparative Notes on Chimpanzees | p. 217 |
Reproductive Parameters, Adult-Male Replacements, and Infanticide Among Free-Ranging Langurs (Presbytis entellus) at Jodhpur (Rajasthan), India | p. 237 |
Infanticide in Langurs: Strategies, Counterstrategies, and Parameter Values | p. 257 |
Infant Killing and Male Reproductive Strategies in Langurs (Presbytis entellus) | p. 283 |
Proximate Factors of Infanticide Among Langurs at Dharwar: A Reply to Boggess | p. 311 |
Assumptions and Evidence Regarding the Sexual Selection Hypothesis: A Reply to Boggess | p. 315 |
Infanticide in Rodents: Questions of Proximate and Ultimate Causation | |
Infanticidal Behavior in Male and Female Rodents: Sectional Introduction and Directions for Future Research | p. 323 |
Causes and Consequences on Infanticide in Populations of Rodents | p. 331 |
Infanticide and the Evolution of Pregnancy Block in Rodents | p. 349 |
Infanticide by Male and Female Mongolian Gerbils: Ontogeny, Causation, and Function | p. 367 |
Psychobiological Determinants Underlying Infanticide in Mice | p. 387 |
Proximate and Ultimate Causes of Infanticide and Parental Behavior in Male House Mice | p. 401 |
Infanticide in Humans: Ethnography, Demography, Sociobiology, and History | |
Concepts and Classification in the Study of Human Infanticide: Sectional Introduction and Some Cautionary Notes | p. 427 |
Infanticide in Human Populations: Societal and Individual Concerns | p. 439 |
Deferred Infanticide: Excess Female Mortality during Childhood | p. 463 |
A Sociobiological Analysis of Human Infanticide | p. 487 |
Ayoreo Infanticide: A Case Study | p. 503 |
Bibliography | p. 521 |
Index | p. 589 |
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