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The Pythagorean Perspective: The Arts and Sociobiology  - http://www.percepp.demon.co.uk/pythagor.htm  A paper exploring the idea that cultural evolution is a manifestation of biological evolution.  Springer LINK: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology  - http://link.springer-ny.com/link/service/journals/00265/  Tables of contents and article abstracts from this Springer-Verlag journal. Complete article texts are available in PDF format to print subscribers.  Behavioural Ecology Research Group, Oxford  - http://users.ox.ac.uk/~kgroup/  Research group studying animal learning, memory, and decision-making, using experimental psychology and evolutionary biology as tools. Department of Zoology, University of Oxford.  Sociobiology  - http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/sociobiology.html  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.  Against Sociobiology  - http://www.firstthings.com/ftissues/ft0101/articles/bethell.html  Tom Bethell speculates on what future generations will make of the controversy surrounding human sociobiology.  The Purpose of Life  - http://www.woodhillpublishing.co.uk  The Purpose of Life is summarised. This is a book on the philosophy of values and ethics from a viewpoint of evolution or sociobiology.  Archive site for Kenan Malik  - http://www.kenanmalik.com  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?'.  Archives of SOCIOBIO@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU  - http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/sociobio.html  Archives of mailing list "Discussing the Evolutionary Approach to Human Development."  History of Sociobiology  - http://peace.saumag.edu/faculty/Kardas/Courses/GPWeiten/C1Intro/Sociobiology.html  A brief historical perspective from Southern Arkansas University.  Exorcising Sociobiology  - http://www.newcriterion.com/archive/19/feb01/pgross.htm  Biologist Paul Gross on the relationship between sociobiology and recent scandals in anthropology.  A reduction of "Species"  - http://lifesci.rutgers.edu/~heylab/sconcept/introduction.html  Online paper by Jody Hey,Department of Genetics, Rutgers University.  Sociobiology: Human Behavior and Evolution  - http://home1.gte.net/ericjw1/sociobiology.html  A useful bibliography.  Human Genetics for the Social Sciences  - http://psych.colorado.edu/hgss/  Text, figures, and learning exercises in human behavioral genetics  Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence  - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/books/chap1/demonicmales.htm  Chapter one of the book by Richard Wrangham and Dale Petersen.  Sociobiology: The New Religion  - http://itest.slu.edu/articles/90s/blackwell2.html  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.  Animal behavior and sociobiology courses  - http://biology.unm.edu/biology/pwatson/public_html/pjw_cv.htm  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.  Smithsonian Magazine - What's for Dinner?  - http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues02/jan02/dinner.html  Photographer Peter Menzel posed the Natomos, the Cavens and five other "statistically average" families with the food they eat in a week.  William Hamilton  - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/et?ac=001652968606417&rtmo=weijnoeb&atmo=99999999&pg=/et/00/3/11/ebhami11.html  Obituary for the evolutionary biologist who explained how selfish genes could produce altruism.  Digit Ratio: A Pointer to Fertility, Behavior and Health by John T. Manning  - http://human-nature.com/nibbs/02/manning.html  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.  About.com - Konrad Lorenz  - http://atheism.about.com/library/glossary/general/bldef_lorenzkonrad.htm  Short biography of Lorenz focuses on his research into innate animal behavior and his book "On Aggression."  Great Ideas in Personality - Evolutionary Psychology and Sociobiology  - http://www.personalityresearch.org/evolutionary.html  Includes links to research papers, web sites, and other reference sources.  The Desmond Morris Information Page  - http://www.desmond-morris.com/  Zoologist/anthropologist studying the evolutionary origins of human behavior.  The Importance of Being Flashy  - http://www.nwf.org/internationalwildlife/ornament.html  Article from International Wildlife Magazine discusses exaggerated ornamentation as an indicator of reproductive fitness.  CogPrints: Sociobiology  - http://cogprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/view/subjects/bio-socio.html  Original scientific papers on the subject.