Well, as you may have noticed, I'm having trouble posting anything here, mostly because: a) I'm going through another life-death issues' offensive, so simple stuff (like blogging) often seems. b) it's been over three and a half months since the last time I played any video game, so they're beginning to fade away in my mind (the blog's name and general concept should probably change in near future).
150 years ago, Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" introduced the scientific theory of evolution by natural selection. Over ...
(1) Tetranychus kanzawai living together with (2) Tetranychus urticae, and their natural enemy (3) Euseius sojaensis waiting for a chance at predation. The two spider mites are protected by webs (right photo).
Herbivorous and carnivorous arthropods on a leaf form deadly predator-prey interactions, just like herbivorous and carnivorous mammals of the savanna. Spider mites are well-known agricultural pests that are as small as < 0.5 mm. They live together in the space between leaf surfaces and thin silk webs. Since individuals living in a group generally incur the costs of increased competition for food or space among group members, group living does not pay unless it has a considerable benefit. This study revealed that spider mites live in a group for cooperative defense against natural enemies.Spider mite webs act as refuges that most natural enemies cannot access. However, spider mites have to build new webs every time they move to a new food leaf, and they are exposed to natural enemies (e.g., the predatory mite Euseius sojaensis) until the new webs are completed. During this period, the per capita predation on spider mites is diluted in larger groups seemingly because webs were completed while the initial prey was eaten. An individual spider mite that has to build a web alone gets a free ride by joining webs established by others. Conversely, an original inhabitant mite that had labored building the web is never kicked out, but readily hosts the newcomer mite. This is because it is advantageous for the hosting mite to cooperate with the newcomer mite against natural enemies.
Do you feel that human behavior can be traced to genetic links or do you feel it is something learned from culture? I know most sociologists dismiss the idea of sociobiology while very few think it has some importance. What is your opinion on it? I tend
human behavior is what you grow up with. In fact your behavior is fully developed around 15-25 and is developed based on factors of what are your interest, what was your childhood like, what was your relatioship with your parents like, and what were
Can you recommend some really solid books on Sociobiology, or the differences biologically between male and female? Websites are welcome, as long as they are solid sources of research.
Thanks!
Sociobiology is a synthesis of scientific disciplines that attempts to explain social behavior in all species by considering the evolutionary advantages the behaviors may have. It is often considered a branch of biology and sociology, but also draws from
The Sociobiology of Ethnocentrism: Evolutionary Dimension of Xenophobia, Discrimination, Racism and Nationalism: 
Sociobiology Examined: