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The Drunken Monkey Why We Drink and Abuse Alcohol Robert Dudley university of california press Berkeley Los Angeles London The Drunken Monkey This page intentionally left blank The Drunken Monkey Why We Drink and Abuse Alcohol Robert Dudley university of california press Berkeley Los Angeles London University of California Press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu. University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England © 2014 by The Regents of the University of California Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dudley, Robert, 1961–. The drunken monkey : why we drink and abuse alcohol / Robert Dudley. pages cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-520-27569-0 (cloth : alk. paper) isbn 978-0-520-95817-3 (e-book) 1. Drinking of alcoholic beverages. 2. Alcohol— Physiological eff ect. 3. Alcoholism. 4. Human evolution. 5. Primates—Evolution. 6. Human physiology. 7. Monkeys—Physiology. I. Title. gt2884.d84 2014 394.1′3—dc23 2013033162 Manufactured in the United States of America 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of ansi/niso z39.48–1992 (r 2002) (Permanence of Paper). To the late Ted Dudley gentleman, scholar, alcoholic This page intentionally left blank contents List of Illustrations ix Prologue xi Acknowledgments xv 1. Introduction 1 2. The Fruits of Fermentation 11 3. On the Inebriation of Elephants 34 4. Aping About in the Forest 51 5. A First-Rate Molecule 69 6. Alcoholics Aren’t Anonymous 88 7. Winos in the Mist 115 Postscript 137 Sources and Recommended Reading 141 Index 149 This page intentionally left blank illustrations figures 1. Biochemical action of ADH and ALDH enzymes 41 2. Relative risk of mortality for the fruit fl y as a function of exposure to alcohol vapor 45 3. Relative risk of mortality in relation to alcohol consumption by modern humans 47 4. Phylogeny of extant apes, with relative extent of frugivory in each group 62 5. Menu with food and alcohol listings 86 plates Following p. 48 1. Assortment of rainforest fruits from Barro Colorado Island 2. The palm Astrocaryum standleyanum in the rainforest of Barro Colorado Island 3. Fruits of varying ripeness on an infructescence of the rubiaceous shrub Psychotria limonensis ix
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