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sociobiology

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sociobiology /so·cio·bi·ol·o·gy/ (so″se-o-bi-ol´ah-je) the branch of theoretical biology that proposes that animal (including human) behavior has a biological basis controlled by the genes.sociobiolog´icsociobiolog´ical
sociobiology
[sō′sē·ō′bī·ol′əjē]
Etymology: L, socius, companion; Gk, bios, life, logos, science
the systematic study of biology as a basis for human behavior. Proponents contend that disease, stress, and aggression are natural pressures for maintaining an optimal level of population.

sociobiology [so″se-o-bi-ol´ah-je]
the branch of theoretical biology that proposes that animal (including human) behavior has a biological basis controlled by the genes. adj., adj sociobiolog´ical.


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The study has been published online in Springer's journal Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology.
Wilson, the great expert on ants and avid exponent of historically controversial ideas about sociobiology.
Wilson in the mid-1970s created the discipline of sociobiology, whose central tenet is that human behaviour is largely determined by our genetic endowment, he was engulfed in controversy.
 
 
 
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