TY - BOOK AU - Wilson,Edward O. TI - Sociobiology: the new synthesis SN - 0674816218 AV - QL775 .W54 U1 - 591.5 PY - 1975/// CY - Cambridge, Mass. PB - Belknap Press of Harvard University Press KW - Social behavior in animals KW - Sociobiology KW - Behavior, Animal KW - Social Behavior KW - Animaux KW - Murs et comportement KW - Comportement social chez les animaux KW - Sociobiologie KW - gtt KW - Sociobiología KW - embne N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 599-663) and index; Pt. I. Social evolution. The morality of the gene ; Elementary concepts of sociobiology ; The prime movers of social evolution ; The relevant principles of population biology ; Group selection and altruism -- Pt. II. Social mechanisms. Group size, reproduction, and time-energy budgets ; The development and modification of social behavior ; Communication: Basic principles ; Communication: Functions and complex systems ; Communication: Origins and evolution ; Aggression ; Social spacing, including territory ; Dominance systems ; Roles and castes ; Sex and society ; Parental care ; Social symbioses -- Pt. III. The social species. The four pinnacles of social evolution ; The colonial microorganisms and invertebrates ; The social insects ; The cold-blooded vertebrates ; The birds ; Evolutionary trends within the mammals ; The ungulates and elephants ; The carnivores ; The nonhuman primates ; Man: from sociobiology to sociology -- Glossary UR - http://www.archive.org/details/sociobiologynews00wilsrich UR - http://www.openlibrary.org/books/OL5073589M ER -