The future of evolutionary behavioral biology

2026/05/01 by Theo C. M. Bakker, James F. A. Traniello, T BIRKHEAD +36 · 1 voice
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation #Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior #Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior

paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/s00265-026-03732-6

published in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 80(5) (Springer Science+Business Media)

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