Memetics
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Wilson, Edward O.
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About.com - Konrad Lorenz
Short biography of Lorenz focuses on his research into innate animal behavior and his book "On Aggression."
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.
CogPrints: Sociobiology
Original scientific papers on the subject.
Sociobiology: Human Behavior and Evolution
A useful bibliography.
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.
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.
A reduction of "Species"
Online paper by Jody Hey,Department of Genetics, Rutgers University.
Archives of Sociobio@maelstrom.stjohns.edu
Archives of mailing list "Discussing the Evolutionary Approach to Human Development."
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
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.
The Desmond Morris Information Page
Zoologist/anthropologist studying the evolutionary origins of human behavior.
Against Sociobiology
Tom Bethell speculates on what future generations will make of the controversy surrounding human sociobiology.
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?'.
Exorcising Sociobiology
Biologist Paul Gross on the relationship between sociobiology and recent scandals in anthropology.
The Importance of Being Flashy
Article from International Wildlife Magazine discusses exaggerated ornamentation as an indicator of reproductive fitness.
The Pythagorean Perspective: The Arts and Sociobiology
A paper exploring the idea that cultural evolution is a manifestation of biological evolution.
Great Ideas in Personality - Evolutionary Psychology and Sociobiology
Includes links to research papers, web sites, and other reference sources.
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.
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.
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.
Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence
Chapter one of the book by Richard Wrangham and Dale Petersen.
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.
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