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The Pythagorean Perspective: The Arts and Sociobiology
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A paper exploring the idea that cultural evolution is a manifestation of biological evolution.
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Behavioural Ecology Research Group, Oxford
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Research group studying animal learning, memory, and decision-making, using experimental psychology and evolutionary biology as tools. Department of Zoology, University of Oxford.
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Sociobiology
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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.
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Against Sociobiology
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Tom Bethell speculates on what future generations will make of the controversy surrounding human sociobiology.
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The Purpose of Life
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The Purpose of Life is summarised. This is a book on the philosophy of values and ethics from a viewpoint of evolution or sociobiology.
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Archive site for Kenan Malik
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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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Archives of Sociobio@maelstrom.stjohns.edu
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Archives of mailing list "Discussing the Evolutionary Approach to Human Development."
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History of Sociobiology
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A brief historical perspective from Southern Arkansas University.
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Exorcising Sociobiology
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Biologist Paul Gross on the relationship between sociobiology and recent scandals in anthropology.
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A reduction of "Species"
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Online paper by Jody Hey,Department of Genetics, Rutgers University.
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Sociobiology: Human Behavior and Evolution
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A useful bibliography.
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Human Genetics for the Social Sciences
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Text, figures, and learning exercises in human behavioral genetics
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Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence
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Chapter one of the book by Richard Wrangham and Dale Petersen.
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Sociobiology: The New Religion
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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.
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Animal behavior and sociobiology courses
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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.
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Smithsonian Magazine - What's for Dinner?
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Photographer Peter Menzel posed the Natomos, the Cavens and five other "statistically average" families with the food they eat in a week.
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William Hamilton
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Obituary for the evolutionary biologist who explained how selfish genes could produce altruism.
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Digit Ratio: A Pointer to Fertility, Behavior and Health by John T. Manning
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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.
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About.com - Konrad Lorenz
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Short biography of Lorenz focuses on his research into innate animal behavior and his book "On Aggression."
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Great Ideas in Personality - Evolutionary Psychology and Sociobiology
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Includes links to research papers, web sites, and other reference sources.
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The Desmond Morris Information Page
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Zoologist/anthropologist studying the evolutionary origins of human behavior.
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The Importance of Being Flashy
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Article from International Wildlife Magazine discusses exaggerated ornamentation as an indicator of reproductive fitness.
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CogPrints: Sociobiology
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Original scientific papers on the subject.
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