Sociobiology Biology

Sociobiology Biology

Sociobiology is an area of study combining biology and sociology that attempts to explain social behavior in all species by considering the evolutionary advantages the behaviors may have.

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History of Sociobiology - A brief historical perspective from Southern Arkansas University.
Exorcising Sociobiology - Biologist Paul Gross on the relationship between sociobiology and recent scandals in anthropology.
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.
About.com - Konrad Lorenz - Short biography of Lorenz focuses on his research into innate animal behavior and his book "On Aggression."
Against Sociobiology - Tom Bethell speculates on what future generations will make of the controversy surrounding human sociobiology.
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, an
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.
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.
Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence - Chapter one of the book by Richard Wrangham and Dale Petersen.
Human Genetics for the Social Sciences - Text, figures, and learning exercises in human behavioral genetics
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.
A reduction of "Species" - Online paper by Jody Hey,Department of Genetics, Rutgers University.
Sociobiology: Human Behavior and Evolution - A useful bibliography.
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?'.
CogPrints: Sociobiology - Original scientific papers on the subject.
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.
Survival of the Surliest - Article from Guardian Unlimited on a supposed argument between Gouldians and Dawkinsians.
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.
Great Ideas in Personality - Evolutionary Psychology and Sociobiology - Includes links to research papers, web sites, and other reference sources.
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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Connotea: Sociobiology - Offers links to news and journal articles. [RSS]

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