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Sociobiology is a synthesis of scientific disciplines that attempts to explain behaviour in all species by considering the evolutionary advantages of social behaviours. It is often considered a branch of biology and sociology, and it also draws from ethology, evolution, zoology, archeology, population genetics, and other disciplines. Within the study of human societies, sociobiology is closely related to the fields of human behavioral ecology and evolutionary psychology.
Sociobiology has become one of the greatest scientific controversies of the late 20th century. Criticism, most notably made by Richard Lewontin and Stephen Jay Gould, centers on sociobiology's contention that genes play a decisive role in human behavior, suggesting there are limitations to reducing traits such as aggressiveness. In response to the controversy, anthropologist John Tooby and psychologist Leda Cosmides launched evolutionary psychology as a centrist form with less controversial focuses.
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Sociobiology is the biological basis for animal social behavior. It is based on the idea that animals will act in ways to improve their own inclusive fitness (Kin Selection). It is a selfish genes hypothesis that states the individual is not as important to the population as its genes. More on [ Sociobiology ]
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Genetic relationships between roost-mates in a fissionfusion society of tree-roosting big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus)
Metheny, JackieKalcounis-Rueppell, MatinaWillis, CraigKolar, KristenBrigham, R.
Correlated changes in breeding status and polyunsaturated cuticular hydrocarbons: the chemical basis of nestmate recognition in the burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides?
Steiger, SandraPeschke, KlausMuller, Josef
Pup production, sex ratios, and survivorship in African wild dogs, Lycaon pictus
McNutt, J.Silk, Joan
Obligatory barrier crossing and adaptive fuel management in migratory birds: the case of the Atlantic crossing in Northern Wheatears (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Delingat, JuliaBairlein, FranzHedenstrom, Anders
Threat-sensitive learning of predators by larval mosquitoes Culex restuans
Ferrari, MaudMessier, FrancoisChivers, Douglas
Ecological correlates of duckling adoption among white-winged scoters Melanitta fusca: strategy, epiphenomenon, or combination?
Traylor, JoshuaAlisauskas, RayKehoe, F.
Odour transfer in stingless bee marmelada (Frieseomelitta varia) demonstrates that entrance guards use an undesirableabsent recognition system
Couvillon, MargaretRatnieks, Francis
Seasonal variation in the duetting behaviour of rufous-and-white wrens (Thryothorus rufalbus)
Topp, StephanieMennill, Daniel
Social spacing of crayfish in natural habitats: what role does dominance play?
Fero, K.Moore, P.
Cooperative signaling as a potential mechanism for cohesion in a gregarious sawfly larva, Perga affinis
Fletcher, Lynn
To court or not to court: reproductive decisions by male fiddler crabs in response to fluctuating food availability
Kim, TaeSakamoto, KotaroHenmi, YasuhisaChoe, Jae
Dominance in feeding territories relates to foraging success and offspring growth in brown skuas Catharacta antarctica lonnbergi
Hahn, SteffenBauer, Silke
The presence of females modulates the expression of a carotenoid-based sexual signal
Gautier, PatrickBarroca, MarcoBertrand, SophieEraud, CyrilGaillard, MariaHamman, MichaelMotreuil, SebastienSorci, GabrieleFaivre, Bruno
Postcopulatory sexual selection favours intrinsically good sperm competitors
Evans, JonathanRutstein, Alison
Seasonal variation in male-female competition, cooperation and selfish hoarding in a monogamous songbird
Steer, JamieBurns, KC
The interplay between foraging mode, habitat structure, and predator presence in antlions
Loria, ReutScharf, InonSubach, AzizOvadia, Ofer
Eggshell spotting in brood parasitic shiny cowbirds (Molothrus bonariensis) is not linked to the female sex chromosome
Mahler, BettinaConfalonieri, VivianaLovette, IrbyReboreda, Juan
The effect of hunger on the strength and duration of the antipredator behavioral response of green frog (Rana clamitans) tadpoles
Fraker, Michael
Is bird song a reliable signal of aggressive intent?
Laidre, MarkVehrencamp, Sandra
Is bird song a reliable signal of aggressive intent? A reply
Searcy, WilliamAnderson, RindyNowicki, Stephen
About.com - Konrad Lorenz - Short biography of Lorenz focuses on his research into innate animal behavior and his book On Aggression.
Meta Description: [ Glossary of Religion and Philosophy - Short Biography of Konrad Lorenz ]
Against Sociobiology - Tom Bethell speculates on what future generations will make of the controversy surrounding human sociobiology.
Meta Description: [ First Things ]
Animal behavior and sociobiology courses - Research and teaching in animal and human behavior by Dr. Paul J. Watson, University of New Mexico and Flathead Lake Biological, Montana. Field courses, graduate and independent study student supervision, and workshops.
Meta Description: [ Animal and Human Behavior Research and Teaching of Dr. Paul J. Watson, Depart of Biology, University of New Mexico. Field courses and graduate studies in animal and human behavior. ]
Archive site for Kenan Malik - Essays, papers, lectures and reviews on Darwinism, evolutionary psychology, race, philosophy and history. Also extracts from Kenan Malik's books 'Man, Beast and Zombie' and 'What is it to be Human?'.
Meta Description: [ Archive of Kenan Malik's work including books, essays, reviews, lectures and papers ]
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology - Tables of contents and article abstracts from this Springer-Verlag journal. Complete article texts are available in PDF format to print subscribers.
Meta Description: [ Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology - Humanphysiologie. Pflügers Archiv European Journal of Physiology publishes the results of original research considered likely to further the physiological sciences in their broadest... ]
Behavioural Ecology Research Group, Oxford - Research group studying animal learning, memory, and decision-making, using experimental psychology and evolutionary biology as tools. Department of Zoology, University of Oxford.
CogPrints: Sociobiology - Original scientific papers on the subject.
Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence - Chapter one of the book by Richard Wrangham and Dale Petersen.
Digit Ratio: A Pointer to Fertility, Behavior and Health by John T. Manning - Michael Mills examines the claim that digit ratio allows us infer whether an individual is likely to have homosexual inclinations, be highly fertile, may eventually suffer from a heart attack or breast cancer, have musical aptitude or sporting prowess, and a surprisingly long list of other characteristics.
Meta Description: [ Take a look at your right-hand. Which of your fingers is longer: your ring finger, or your index finger? Surprisingly, a passing stranger who noticed a difference in length between these two fingers (and who had handy a copy of John Manning's book Digit Ratio: A Pointer to Fertility, Behavior and... ]
Exorcising Sociobiology - Biologist Paul Gross on the relationship between sociobiology and recent scandals in anthropology.
Meta Description: [ Exorcising sociobiology by Paul R. Gross ]
Great Ideas in Personality - Evolutionary Psychology and Sociobiology - Includes links to research papers, web sites, and other reference sources.
Meta Description: [ This page deals with evolutionary psychology, an evolutionary approach to human nature. ]
History of Sociobiology - A brief historical perspective from Southern Arkansas University.
Human Genetics for the Social Sciences - Text, figures, and learning exercises in human behavioral genetics
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Smithsonian Magazine - What's for Dinner? - Photographer Peter Menzel posed the Natomos, the Cavens and five other statistically average families with the food they eat in a week.
Meta Description: [ Articles from the Smithsonian Institution's award-winning, monthly general interest magazine, plus exclusive Web articles, videos, blogs, photographs and more. ]
Sociobiology - Explains major concepts of Sociobiology, including Ethology, Evolution, Attraction, Sexual Dimorphism, Imprinting, Kin Selection, Reciprocal Altruism, and Dominance Hierarchies. Contrasts the roles of Sociobiology and Culture.
Sociobiology: Human Behavior and Evolution - A useful bibliography.
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Sociobiology: The New Religion - Dr. Richard J. Blackwell Department of Philosophy St. Louis University. This paper was presented at the ITEST Conference on The State of the Art in March, 1980. Dr. Blackwell is well versed in the philosophy of science and has written many papers on various aspects of that field.
Species - Online paper by Jody Hey,Department of Genetics, Rutgers University.
The Desmond Morris Information Page - Zoologist/anthropologist studying the evolutionary origins of human behavior.
Meta Description: [ The Desmond Morris, Information Page ]
The Importance of Being Flashy - Article from International Wildlife Magazine discusses exaggerated ornamentation as an indicator of reproductive fitness.
The Purpose of Life - The Purpose of Life is summarised. This is a book on the philosophy of values and ethics from a viewpoint of evolution or sociobiology.
Meta Description: [ Woodhill Publishing: The Purpose of Life, a book on philosophy, ethics and evolution from Woodhill Publishing. ]
The Pythagorean Perspective: The Arts and Sociobiology - A paper exploring the idea that cultural evolution is a manifestation of biological evolution.
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William Hamilton - Obituary for the evolutionary biologist who explained how selfish genes could produce altruism.
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