- Part I. Social Evolution
- 1. The Morality of the Gene
- 2. Elementary Concepts of Sociobiology
- 3. The Prime Movers of Social Evolution
- 4. The Relevant Principles of Population Biology
- 5. Group Selection and Altruism
- 6. Group Size, Reproduction, and Time-Energy Budgets
- Part II. Social Mechanisms
- 7. The Development and Modification of Social Behavior
- 8. Communication: Basic Principles
- 9. Communication: Functions and Complex Systems
- 10. Communication: Origins and Evolution
- 11. Aggression
- 12. Social Spacing, Including Territory
- 13. Dominance Systems
- 14. Roles and Castes
- 15. Sex and Society
- 16. Paternal Care
- 17. Social Symbioses
- Part III. The Social Species
- 18. The Four Pinnacles of Social Evolution
- 19. The Colonial Microorganisms and Invertebrates
- 20. The Social Insects
- 21. The Cold-Blooded Vertebrates
- 22. The Birds
- 23. Evolutionary Trends within the Mammals
- 24. The Ungulates and Elephants
- 25. The Carnivores
- 26. The Nonhuman Primates
- 27. Man: From Sociobiology to Sociology
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index


Sociobiology
The New Synthesis, Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition
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Publication Date: 03/24/2000