I just published an entry for the soon-forthcoming Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science (edited by husband-wife team of Todd and Viviana Weekes-Shackelford) entitled, The Maladaptive ...

The study of animal behaviour in ecological and evolutionary contexts examines how behavioural traits develop, persist and interact with environmental challenges. Research in this field investigates ...

I have seen congested traffic and aggressive drivers in many cities around the world. More than once I have noticed that if two cars arrive simultaneously at an intersection, one driver will honk his ...

Introduction : Why teeth? -- I. Development. Microscopes, cells, and biological rhythms -- The big picture : birth, death, and everything in between -- Things that can go wrong : stress, pathology, ...

An eye-opening genetic study recently published in Science Advances explores the genetic connection between human bisexual behavior and a previously unknown reproductive advantage. Ph.D. student ...

Scientists have long wondered whether evolution would follow the same path if history had a chance for a “do-over.” New research suggests that it does, when it comes to the brain and its regulation of ...

A new study comparing 59 species of primates linked same-sex sexual behavior to scarce resources and more predators in socially complex species. The findings show diverse sexual behaviors are common — ...

John Maynard Smith is best known for his use of mathematical analyses in biology. Trained as an engineer and then as a biologist, Smith applied game theory to animal behavior and found that although ...

For years, evolutionary psychologists and biologists have investigated the idea that the shape of a man’s face can predict ...

"Based on a colloquium of evolutionary genetics of invertebrate behavior, held March 21-24, 1983, in Gainesville, Fla"--Title page verso. Contents Evolutionary behavior genetics / Guy L. Bush -- ...