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primatology and social science applications  

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  • Why should students of the human mind and human society have any interest in nonhuman primates? This entry answers this question by putting forward three important applications of primate research to human sciences. First, understanding the behavior of our closest biological relatives can help us understand the evolutionary origins of human behavior. [Source: Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences; Primatology and Social Science Applications]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-K9L99VG0-4

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