Author: Michael D Breed
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000229912
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
The contributor’s primary goal in organizing this book was to initiate a synthesis of thought on how genetics structures the behavior of individual animals that live within complex social systems. To do this they have brought together leading theorists and empiricists who apply genetics to the study of eusocial insect evolution.
The Genetics Of Social Evolution
Author: Michael D Breed
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000229912
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
The contributor’s primary goal in organizing this book was to initiate a synthesis of thought on how genetics structures the behavior of individual animals that live within complex social systems. To do this they have brought together leading theorists and empiricists who apply genetics to the study of eusocial insect evolution.
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000229912
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
The contributor’s primary goal in organizing this book was to initiate a synthesis of thought on how genetics structures the behavior of individual animals that live within complex social systems. To do this they have brought together leading theorists and empiricists who apply genetics to the study of eusocial insect evolution.
Social Behaviour
Author: Tamás Székely
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521883172
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 575
Book Description
A comprehensive analysis of the genetic, ecological and phylogenetic aspects of social behaviour, by experts in the field.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521883172
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 575
Book Description
A comprehensive analysis of the genetic, ecological and phylogenetic aspects of social behaviour, by experts in the field.
Foundations of Social Evolution
Author: Steven A. Frank
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691059349
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
He unites these with the best of economic thought: a clear theory of model formation and comparative statics, the development of simple methods for analyzing complex problems, and notions of information and rationality. Using this unique, multidisciplinary approach, Frank makes major advances in understanding the foundations of social evolution.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691059349
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
He unites these with the best of economic thought: a clear theory of model formation and comparative statics, the development of simple methods for analyzing complex problems, and notions of information and rationality. Using this unique, multidisciplinary approach, Frank makes major advances in understanding the foundations of social evolution.
Ecology of Social Evolution
Author: Judith Korb
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540759573
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
The time is ripe to investigate similarities and differences in the course of social evolution in different animals. This book brings together renowned researchers working on sociality in different animals to deal with the key questions of sociobiology. For the first time, they compile the evidence for the importance of ecological factors in the evolution of social life, ranging from invertebrate to vertebrate social systems, and evaluate its importance versus that of relatedness.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540759573
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
The time is ripe to investigate similarities and differences in the course of social evolution in different animals. This book brings together renowned researchers working on sociality in different animals to deal with the key questions of sociobiology. For the first time, they compile the evidence for the importance of ecological factors in the evolution of social life, ranging from invertebrate to vertebrate social systems, and evaluate its importance versus that of relatedness.
The Genetics Of Altruism
Author: Scott Boorman
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0323148859
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
The Genetics of Altruism covers the primary findings on social evolution, social trait, and altruism from a population genetics standpoint to establish a system of genetic boxes. It presents an evolutionary question with two faces: Why are there so many social species? Why, in all the diversity of the animal kingdom, are the social species so few? To address the evolutionary question, this book focuses on recognition of the fact that on an evolutionary time, scale genetics must underlie all changes in the capacity for social structure and other aspects of organic evolution. It presents comparative analyses framed in mathematical terms; mathematical concepts as a means of getting outside human, perhaps more generally primate and carnivore; frames of reference; and alternative network combinatorics as a natural basis for comparing social structures that are phylogenetically remote. It also discusses the comparative biology of social behavior on a purely descriptive basis through the social and evolutionary structures emergent. The book concludes by discussing major evolutionary pathways, various kinds of preadaptedness for sociality, and the use of cascade principle to suggest ways in which human evolution may have been a special case. This book is a valuable resource for biologists, social scientists, researchers, students, and all those who want to broaden their knowledge in the field of social behavior and altruism.
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0323148859
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
The Genetics of Altruism covers the primary findings on social evolution, social trait, and altruism from a population genetics standpoint to establish a system of genetic boxes. It presents an evolutionary question with two faces: Why are there so many social species? Why, in all the diversity of the animal kingdom, are the social species so few? To address the evolutionary question, this book focuses on recognition of the fact that on an evolutionary time, scale genetics must underlie all changes in the capacity for social structure and other aspects of organic evolution. It presents comparative analyses framed in mathematical terms; mathematical concepts as a means of getting outside human, perhaps more generally primate and carnivore; frames of reference; and alternative network combinatorics as a natural basis for comparing social structures that are phylogenetically remote. It also discusses the comparative biology of social behavior on a purely descriptive basis through the social and evolutionary structures emergent. The book concludes by discussing major evolutionary pathways, various kinds of preadaptedness for sociality, and the use of cascade principle to suggest ways in which human evolution may have been a special case. This book is a valuable resource for biologists, social scientists, researchers, students, and all those who want to broaden their knowledge in the field of social behavior and altruism.
In the Light of Evolution
Author: National Academy of Sciences
Publisher: Sackler Colloquium
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
The Arthur M. Sackler Colloquia of the National Academy of Sciences address scientific topics of broad and current interest, cutting across the boundaries of traditional disciplines. Each year, four or five such colloquia are scheduled, typically two days in length and international in scope. Colloquia are organized by a member of the Academy, often with the assistance of an organizing committee, and feature presentations by leading scientists in the field and discussions with a hundred or more researchers with an interest in the topic. Colloquia presentations are recorded and posted on the National Academy of Sciences Sackler colloquia website and published on CD-ROM. These Colloquia are made possible by a generous gift from Mrs. Jill Sackler, in memory of her husband, Arthur M. Sackler.
Publisher: Sackler Colloquium
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
The Arthur M. Sackler Colloquia of the National Academy of Sciences address scientific topics of broad and current interest, cutting across the boundaries of traditional disciplines. Each year, four or five such colloquia are scheduled, typically two days in length and international in scope. Colloquia are organized by a member of the Academy, often with the assistance of an organizing committee, and feature presentations by leading scientists in the field and discussions with a hundred or more researchers with an interest in the topic. Colloquia presentations are recorded and posted on the National Academy of Sciences Sackler colloquia website and published on CD-ROM. These Colloquia are made possible by a generous gift from Mrs. Jill Sackler, in memory of her husband, Arthur M. Sackler.
Human Genetics for the Social Sciences
Author: Gregory Carey
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 9780761923459
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Introduces psychology and other social science students to the role genetics play in the individual differences in human behaviour.
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 9780761923459
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Introduces psychology and other social science students to the role genetics play in the individual differences in human behaviour.
Principles of Social Evolution
Author: Andrew F.G. Bourke
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780199231164
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Investigates and sets out the common principles of social evolution operating across all taxa and levels of biological organisation.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780199231164
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Investigates and sets out the common principles of social evolution operating across all taxa and levels of biological organisation.
Human Evolution Beyond Biology and Culture
Author: Jeroen C. J. M. van den Bergh
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108470971
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 575
Book Description
A complete account of evolutionary thought in the social, environmental and policy sciences, creating bridges with biology.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108470971
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 575
Book Description
A complete account of evolutionary thought in the social, environmental and policy sciences, creating bridges with biology.
Evolution and Genetics for Psychology
Author: Daniel Nettle
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
"Evolution and Genetics for Psychology explains how to think in evolutionary terms, and shows how to apply this thinking to any subject. With the principles in place, it goes on to show how they are applied to issues of human behaviour, from sex to social relationships, to learning." --Book Jacket.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
"Evolution and Genetics for Psychology explains how to think in evolutionary terms, and shows how to apply this thinking to any subject. With the principles in place, it goes on to show how they are applied to issues of human behaviour, from sex to social relationships, to learning." --Book Jacket.