Play and Aggression a Study of Rhesus Monkeys

by Donald Symons

Pp. (8), 246; 47 black-and-white photos and fine line-drawings each showing rhesus monkeys in play. Publisher's original black cloth, lettered in orange on the spine, red pictorial dust jacket lettered in black, 8vo. This volume provides a qualitative and quantitative description of aggressive play with the object of clarifying its function. The author hypothesizes that the primary function of aggressive play is the practice and perfection of skills in predator avoidance and fighting. The study took place in Puerto Rico among free-ranging macaques near La Parguera. No ownership marks.

255 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1984

About the author

Donald Symons (Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley) is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is best known as one of the founders of evolutionary psychology, and for pioneering the study of human sexuality from an evolutionary perspective. He is one of the most cited researchers in contemporary sex research, and his work is referenced by scientists investigating an extremely diverse range of sexual phenomena.