Infanticide: Comparative and Evolutionary Perspectives

by Sarah Blaffer Hrdy

Book Overview

Recent field studies of a variety of mammalian species reveal a surprisingly high frequency of infanticide - the killing of unweaned or otherwise maternally dependent offspring. Similarly, studies of birds, fish, amphibians, and invertebrates demonstrate egg and larval mortality in these species, a phenomenon directly analogous to infanticide in mammals. In this collection, Hausfater and Hrdy draw together work on animal and human infanticide and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0202362213
• ISBN13: 9780202362212
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.9" x 8.8"