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Behavioral Character Evolution

Behavioral Character Evolution is a theoretical framework within the study of character evolution that specifically models the dynamic development and transmission of behavioral traits across lineages over time, distinguished by its focus on the adaptive, cognitive, and social mechanisms underlying behavioral change rather than morphological or physiological traits.

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2017–2026

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TESTING FOR PHYLOGENETIC SIGNAL IN COMPARATIVE DATA: BEHAVIORAL TRAITS ARE MORE LABILE

Simon P. Blomberg, Theodore Garland, Anthony R. Ives · Evolution · 2003 · 4.4K citations · Full text

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Life-history trade-offs favour the evolution of animal personalities

Max Wolf, G. Sander van Doorn, Olof Leimar et al. · Nature · 2007 · 1.4K citations

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SIMMAP: Stochastic character mapping of discrete traits on phylogenies

Jonathan P. Bollback · BMC Bioinformatics · 2006 · 965 citations · Full text

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From evolution to behavior: Evolutionary psychology as the missing link.

Leda Cosmides, John Tooby · 1987 · 544 citations

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Sociobiology as an adaptationist program

Richard C Lewontin · Systems Research and Behavioral Science · 1979 · 431 citations

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Authors

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  1. RA
    Ryan A. York

    Stanford University, United States

    4 publications · 130 citations

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  2. NA
    Ned A. Dochtermann

    North Dakota State University, United States

    4 publications · 332 citations

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  3. SA
    Susan A. Foster

    Clark University, United States

    3 publications · 161 citations

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  4. HE
    Hopi E. Hoekstra

    Harvard University, United States

    3 publications · 103 citations

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  5. WR
    William R. Jeffery

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    2 publications · 64 citations

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Institutions

207

  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    7 h-index

    15 publications

    1.5K citations

  2. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    243 citations

  3. Max Planck Institute for Ornithology

    Pöcking, Germany

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    933 citations

  4. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    5.1K citations

  5. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    244 citations

  6. University of Sheffield

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    195 citations

  7. Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    Chevy Chase, United States

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    368 citations

  8. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    212 citations

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  1. Animal Behaviour

    10 publications · 961 citations

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  2. Nature

    9 publications · 2K citations

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  3. Evolution

    8 publications · 5.1K citations

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  4. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

    8 publications · 579 citations

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