Do acts of kindness improve the well-being of the actor? Recent advances in the
behavioural sciences have provided a number of explanations of human social, cooperative …

Social animals including humans share a range of social mechanisms that are automatic
and implicit and enable learning by observation. Learning from others includes imitation of …

What is morality, where does it come from, and how does it work? Scholars have struggled
with these questions for millennia. But we now have a scientific answer. The theory of …

Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

Evolutionary theory postulates that altruistic behavior evolved for the return-benefits it bears
the performer. For return-benefits to play a motivational role, however, they need to be …

This article analyzes the topic of leadership from an evolutionary perspective and proposes
three conclusions that are not part of mainstream theory. First, leading and following are …

Animal societies are shaped both by social processes and by the physical environment in
which social interactions take place. While many studies take the observed patterns of inter …

The preface is that part of a book which is written last, placed? rst, and read least. Alfred J.
Lotka Elements of Physical Biology Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins Company 1925 The …

We review evolutionary processes and mechanisms that gave rise to the diversity of primate
social systems. We define social organization, social structure and mating system as distinct …

Women remain universally underrepresented in the top leadership positions. A comparative
evolutionary framework may offer new insights into the value of and potential barriers to …