ABSTRACT

First published in 1983. The aim of this book was to get a sense of how scientists viewed their own comparative domain. Using references from a variety of fields including anthropology, ethology, genetics, philosophy, psychology, and zoology. It includes a diversity of approaches for discussion on how to compare behavior.

part 1|107 pages

Issues and Essays

chapter 1|22 pages

Overcoming Our Resistance to Animal Research

Man in Comparative Perspective

chapter 4|41 pages

Successful Comparative Psychology

Four Case Histories

part 2|116 pages

Theoretical Concerns

chapter 7|22 pages

Hybrid Models

Modifications in Models of Social Behavior That Are Borrowed Across Species and Up Evolutionary Grades

part 3|46 pages

Behavior and Biology

chapter 10|20 pages

Homology, Genetics, and Behavior

Homology from a Behavior-Genetic Perspective