title: Systematic data are the best way forward in studies of teaching.
abstract: Functionalist approaches to teaching can be used to great effect in the study of teaching in both human societies and nonhuman species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Wildlife,Fish, andConservation Biology,University of California,Davis,CA 95616.tmcaro@ucdavis.eduhttp://wfcb.ucdavis.edu/people/faculty/caro-tim/caro-lab/
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Caro
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D012952:Societies