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Zygon, 1984 . Sociobiology is the scientific study of why organisms sometimes associate with other organisms. This paper surveys recent research on the reasons for altruism and aggression.
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Biological Altruism and the cultural-evolutionary roots of religion [PDF]
, 2012 The unselfish, altruistic behavior of insect societies can be explained by way of unusually close genetic relatedness, while the cooperative behavior of chimpanzee and other distantly related mammalian social groups results from their daily, social \"fit-
Genet, Russell M.
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Sympatric song variant in mountain chickadees Poecile gambeli does not reduce aggression from black-capped chickadees Poecile atricapillus [PDF]
, 2016 When habitats overlap and species compete for resources, negative interactions frequently occur. Character displacement in the form of behavioural, social or morphological divergences between closely related species can act to reduce negative ...
LaZerte, Stefanie E +3 more
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Ecology Letters, Volume 29, Issue 4, April 2026.Life‐history theory predicts a trade‐off between allocation of resources to reproduction or self‐maintenance, yet how environmental variability shapes this trade‐off remains poorly understood. We show that black‐browed albatrosses (Thalassarche melanophris) breeding in more variable environments display slower life histories (slow, late‐onset ...
Bertille Mohring +13 more
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Activity schedule and foraging in Protopolybia sedula (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) [PDF]
, 2015 Protopolybia sedula is a social swarming wasp, widely spread throughout many countries in the Americas, including most of Brazil. Despite its distribution, studies of its behavioral ecology are scarce. This study aimed to describe its
Barbosa, Bruno Corrêa +4 more
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Expansion of the geographic range of Cyatta abscondita Sosa-Calvo et al., 2013 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) [PDF]
, 2016 The presence of the recently described fungus-farming ant genus and species Cyatta abscondita is reported in the northwestern region of Misiones Province in Argentina. A single worker of C.
Filloy, Julieta +4 more
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International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, Volume 35, Issue 2, April 2026.ABSTRACT Following the Adverse Childhood Experiences study (1998), a wealth of similar studies has strongly associated experiences of trauma and adversity in childhood with increased risk of poor physical and mental health and undesirable social outcomes in adulthood.
Haley Peckham, Bridget Hamilton
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Collective Neuroplasticity in the Human Division of Labor: Theory, Evidence, and Implications
Sociology Compass, Volume 20, Issue 4, April 2026.ABSTRACT The division of labor in human societies have been mainly analyzed by Adam Smith and Émile Durkheim, both from two different perspectives. However, due to the limitations of the state of knowledge and technology in their respective eras, their approach reached the end of its productivity.
Artur Tomas Grygierczyk
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Pseudoscience and the Claim of Practical Utility: The Case of Thomas Erikson's Surrounded by Idiots
Theoria, Volume 92, Issue 2, April 2026.ABSTRACT It has been suggested that, by definition, pseudoscientists must assert that their theories are scientific or represent the best available knowledge. However, in business consultation and self‐help literature, pseudoscientists do not often make such strong claims. Instead, they commonly appeal to the practical utility of their theories.
Kaisa Luoma, Ilmari Hirvonen
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Resistance is futile: the borg, the hive, and corporate hegemony
Revista Teknokultura, 2016 The Borg, a collective of humanoid cyborgs linked together in a hive-mind and modeled on the earthly superorganisms of ant colonies and beehives, has been the most feared alien race in the Star Trek universe.
Steve Coulter
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