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8/23/07

Biology of Societies: A Special Issue of Current Biology



Recommended reading for anybody interested in social cognition, sociality, and biology: The last issue of Current Biology is devoted to the Biology of Societies:






  • Frank, S. A. (2007). All of life is social. Current Biology, 17(16), R648-R650.
  • Jackson, D. E. (2007). Social spiders. Current Biology, 17(16), R650-R652.
  • Clayton, N. S., & Emery, N. J. (2007). The social life of corvids. Current Biology, 17(16), R652-R656.
  • Watts, H. E., & Holekamp, K. E. (2007). Hyena societies. Current Biology, 17(16), R657-R660.
  • West, S. A., Griffin, A. S., & Gardner, A. (2007). Evolutionary Explanations for Cooperation. Current Biology, 17(16), R661-R672.
  • Boomsma, J. J. (2007). Kin Selection versus Sexual Selection: Why the Ends Do Not Meet. Current Biology, 17(16), R673-R683.
  • Shaulsky, G., & Kessin, R. H. (2007). The Cold War of the Social Amoebae. Current Biology, 17(16), R684-R692.
  • Cremer, S., Armitage, S. A. O., & Schmid-Hempel, P. (2007). Social Immunity. Current Biology, 17(16), R693-R702.
  • Leadbeater, E., & Chittka, L. (2007). Social Learning in Insects -- From Miniature Brains to Consensus Building. Current Biology, 17(16), R703-R713.
  • Byrne, R. W., & Bates, L. A. (2007). Sociality, Evolution and Cognition. Current Biology, 17(16), R714-R723.
  • Frith, C. D., & Frith, U. (2007). Social Cognition in Humans. Current Biology, 17(16), R724-R732.