Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-216) and index.
Evolutionary matters -- Sociality, media, and variability -- The wisdom of elders -- Leaders -- Teaching and learning -- Reproduction -- Successful subordinates -- The fall of titans -- Aging of captive alphas -- Happy families -- Mothering-good and not so good -- Grandmothers -- Sexy seniors -- Their own person -- Adapting and not adapting -- All passion spent -- The inevitable end.