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The Genesis of Animal Play: Testing the Limits
The Genesis of Animal Play: Testing the Limits
By
Gordon M. Burghardt
Gordon M. Burghardt

Gordon Burghardt is Alumni Distinguished Professor in Psychology and in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Tennessee. He is a coeditor of The Cognitive Animal (MIT Press, 2002), past president of the Animal Behavior Society, and editor of the Journal of Comparative Psychology.

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/3229.001.0001
ISBN electronic:
9780262269551
Publication date:
2005
Chapter Contents
Book Chapter

II: The Phylogeny of Play

  • Published:
    2005
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The Path Through the Major Evolutionary Landscapes

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Play in the Placental Mammals

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The Alternate Radiation: Play in Marsupials

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Does the Platypus Play?

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Play Is for the Birds Too

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The Cool Reptiles

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The Origins of Vertebrate Play: Fish That Leap, Juggle, and Tease

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Play at the Margins: Invertebrates

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The Legacy and Future of Play

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