Sociobiology
Sociobiology Links
- Behavior, Speciation and Genetics Group Research on the interaction between behavior, genetics, sexual selection, and speciation. Division (and Institute) of Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, University of St. Andrews.
- The Idle Theory of Evolution Reflections on Darwin as a political philosopher.
- Department of Zoology II Sociobiology and Ethology site, featuring research on the evolution of altruistic behavior of insects. University of Würzburg.
- Human Genetics for the Social Sciences Text, figures, and learning exercises in human behavioral genetics
- Social caterpillars The site deals with the evolution, ecology, and social behavior of caterpillar societies.
- 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.
- 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.
- Springer LINK: 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.
- Mechanism of Sperm Competition in Birds Abstract of American Scientist article discussing extra-pair mating strategies.
- Sociobiology Summary and criticism of Philip Kitcher's and R. C. Lewontin's ideas.
- E. O. Wilson The Guardian profiles "Darwin's natural heir" Edward O. Wilson.
- Archives of SOCIOBIO@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU Archives of mailing list "Discussing the Evolutionary Approach to Human Development."
- 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.
- Center for Evolutionary Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara A leading research and training community in evolutionary psychology and allied fields, supporting multidisciplinary and multi-university collaboration.
- Great Ideas in Personality--Sociobiology Concise introduction to Sociobiology. Includes links to research papers, web sites, and other reference sources.
- Anthropological research on sexual dimorphism In the study of sexual dimorphism, various body parts of college students were measured and compared to draw conclusions about human variation and sexual dimorphism (size/shape differences).
- Wilson's Ladder The basic premises upon which Sociobiology is based.
- Birkhead's "Promiscuity" reviewed Danny Yee reviews Tim Birkhead's study of animal promiscuity, especially sperm competition.
- Ethonews Aktuelle Informationen aus Verhaltensbiologie und Zoologie in leicht verständlicher und spannender Form. Plattform für Forscher und Vertreter der Medien und interessierte Laien
- Exorcising sociobiology Biologist Paul Gross on the relationship between sociobiology and recent scandals in anthropology.
- Edward O. Wilson An interview with the author of 'Sociobiology'.
- A reduction of "Species" Online paper by Jody Hey,Department of Genetics, Rutgers University.
- Sociobiology Encyclopedia article from Britannica.com
- Evolutionary Ecology Research Subscription-based web version of a professional scientific journal focusing on the overlap between ecology and evolution.
- Kin Selection: A Critical Review Article published in the Journal of Comparative Biology discusses issues related to Kin Selection theory.
- History of Sociobiology A brief historical perspective from Southern Arkansas University.
- EvoWeb The Website of EvoNet, the European Network of Excellence in Evolutionary Computing. EvoNet aims to foster innovation, training and technology transfer, and to provide a comprehensive information service for the field of evolutionary computing.
- The Pythagorean Perspective: The Arts and Sociobiology A paper exploring the idea that cultural evolution is a manifestation of biological evolution.
- CogPrints: Sociobiology Original scientific papers on the subject.
- Against Sociobiology Tom Bethell speculates on what future generations will make of the controversy surrounding human sociobiology.
- Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence Chapter one of the book by Richard Wrangham and Dale Petersen.
- Sociobiology: Human Behavior and Evolution A useful bibliography.
- The Importance of Being Flashy Article from International Wildlife Magazine discusses exaggerated ornamentation as an indicator of reproductive fitness.
- Activism, Scientists and Sociobiology David Hull's review of 'Defenders of the Truth,' a book tracing the development of the field of sociobiology, along with associated controversies.
- William Hamilton The most influential evolutionary biologist of his generation.
- 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?'.
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