Sociobiology and the Comparative Approach: One Way to Study Ourselves

Evolution: Education and Outreach

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 548-557

  McLennan, Deborah Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comparative phylogenetic approach; Phylogenetics; Sociobiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867646966     PISSN: 19366426     EISSN: 19366434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12052-010-0274-5     Document Type: Review

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