multi-species bird communities cluster their songs
Birds congregate in sound space rather than disperse. That’s the finding of Tobias, Planqué, Cram & Seddon (2014). … Read the post multi-species bird communities cluster their songs
social networks
analysis of social relations emphasizing communications and evolutionary psychology
sex differences in birds and their songs
The songs and social structure of birds are an emergent property of their particular nature with limited within-lifetime scope for successful variation. … Read the post sex differences in birds and their songs
men’s studies: academic struggling against patriarchal prison
To understand men’s studies, consider a 1988 academic book offering an “emancipatory reading of selected works of contemporary American popular men’s art.” … Read the post men’s studies: academic struggling against patriarchal prison
oxytocin & testosterone underlie male disposability
Sex differences in hormonal responses to stress, particularly responses of oxytocin and testosterone, differentially favor male disposability. … Read the post oxytocin & testosterone underlie male disposability
Boccaccio protested men’s subservience to women
Boccaccio, protesting against men’s subservience in their relationships with women, built a new synthesis of medieval virtue and humanistic reason. … Read the post Boccaccio protested men’s subservience to women