CogPrints: Sociobiology:
Original scientific papers on the subject.
http://cogprints.soton.ac.uk/view-bio-socio.html
Kin Selection: A Critical Review:
Article published in the Journal of Comparative Biology discusses
issues related to Kin Selection theory.
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~wolf0840/KS.html
Social caterpillars:
The site deals with the evolution, ecology, and social behavior of
caterpillar societies.
http://snycorva.cortland.edu/~fitzgerald/
Mechanism of Sperm Competition in Birds:
Abstract of American Scientist article discussing extra-pair mating
strategies.
http://www.sigmaxi.org/Amsci/articles/96articles/Birkhead.html
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.
http://link.springer-ny.com/link/service/journals/00265/
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.
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~kgroup/
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.
http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/sociobiology.html
Department of Zoology II:
Sociobiology and Ethology site, featuring research on the evolution
of altruistic behavior of insects. University of Wأ¼rzburg.
http://www.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/bericht/zoo2/homepage_en.html
Against Sociobiology:
Tom Bethell speculates on what future generations will make of the
controversy surrounding human sociobiology.
http://www.firstthings.com/ftissues/ft0101/articles/bethell.html
Sociobiology:
Summary and criticism of Philip Kitcher's and R. C. Lewontin's
ideas.
http://www.psych.nwu.edu/~sengupta/sociob.html
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.
http://www.woodhillpublishing.co.uk
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?'.
http://www.kenanmalik.com
History of Sociobiology:
A brief historical perspective from Southern Arkansas University.
http://peace.saumag.edu/faculty/Kardas/Courses/GPWeiten/C1Intro/Sociobiology.html
Exorcising Sociobiology:
Biologist Paul Gross on the relationship between sociobiology and
recent scandals in anthropology.
http://www.newcriterion.com/archive/19/feb01/pgross.htm
A reduction of "Species":
Online paper by Jody Hey,Department of Genetics, Rutgers University.
http://lifesci.rutgers.edu/~heylab/sconcept/introduction.html
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.
http://itest.slu.edu/articles/90s/blackwell2.html
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.
http://biology.unm.edu/biology/pwatson/public_html/pjw_cv.htm
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.
http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues02/jan02/dinner.html
Mary Midgley Webpage:
A very thorough site, containing links to many full-text articles,
on the long-standing critic of evolutionary psychology and
sociobiology.
http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/~matzke/midgley/midgley.htm
William Hamilton:
Obituary for the evolutionary biologist who explained how selfish
genes could produce altruism.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/et?ac=001652968606417&rtmo=weijnoeb&atmo=99999999&pg=/et/00/3/11/ebhami11.html
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.
http://human-nature.com/nibbs/02/manning.html
About.com - Konrad Lorenz:
Short biography of Lorenz focuses on his research into innate animal
behavior and his book "On Aggression."
International Society for Humanethology (ISHE):
Scholarly organization for sociobiologists, ethologists, and
evolutionary psychologists. Includes links, archive, forum, and
forthcoming conference calendar.
http://evolution.anthro.univie.ac.at/ishe.html
The Desmond Morris Information Page:
Zoologist/anthropologist studying the evolutionary origins of human
behavior.
http://www.desmond-morris.com/
The Importance of Being Flashy:
Article from International Wildlife Magazine discusses exaggerated
ornamentation as an indicator of reproductive fitness.
http://www.nwf.org/internationalwildlife/ornament.html
