Sociobiology & Evolutionary Psychology. Sociobiology Sociobiology was founded by E.O. Wilson (1929 - ) in his book: Sociobiology: The New Synthesis (1975)
The Comparative Approach Comparing traits among species Without phylogeny –Relate behavior to ecological factors across spp. or populations E.g., Eggshell.
Individual Development. Parent offspring conflict Long-lived species (e.g. Wandering albatross) Short-lived species (e.g. Black-capped chickadee) Allocation.