Sociobiology: The New Synthesis is a book by the biologist E. O. Wilson. It helped start the sociobiology debate, one of the great scientific controversies in biology of the 20th century and part of t
Cover of the first edition
Social evolution: ant societies have evolved elaborate caste structures, in this species, Atta cephalotes, widely different in size and function.
Social mechanisms: aggressive display of an Australian magpie
Animals such as elephants have complex societies. Here, two males struggle for dominance.
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Sociobiology is a field of biology that aims to explain social behavior in terms of evolution. It draws from disciplines including psychology, ethology, anthropology, evolution, zoology, archaeology,
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis
…Sociobiology: The New Synthesis (1975; 25th anniversary edition 2000) is a book by the biologist E. O. Wilson. It helped start the sociobiology debate, one of the great scientific controversies in biology of the 20th century and part of the wider debate about evolutionary psychology and the…
E. O. Wilson, a central figure in the history of sociobiology, from the publication in 1975 of his book Sociobiology: The New Synthesis
Nikolaas Tinbergen, whose work influenced sociobiology
Darwin's finches by Gould
Tree of life by Haeckel