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so·ci·o·bi·ol·o·gy

(sō′sē-ō-bī-ŏl′ə-jē, -shē-)

The study of the biological determinants of social behavior, based on the theory that such behavior is often genetically transmitted and subject to evolutionary processes.

so′ci·o·bi′o·log′i·cal (-bī′ə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl) adj.

so′ci·o·bi·ol′o·gist n.

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sociobiology

(ˌsəʊsɪəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒɪ)

(Biology) the study of social behaviour in animals and humans, esp in relation to its survival value and evolutionary origins

ˌsociobiˈologist n

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so•ci•o•bi•ol•o•gy

(ˌsoʊ si oʊ baɪˈɒl ə dʒi, ˌsoʊ ʃi-)

n.

the study of the biological, and esp. genetic and evolutionary, basis of social behavior in animals and humans.

[1945–50]

so`ci•o•bi`o•log′i•cal (-ˌbaɪ əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl) adj.

so`ci•o•bi`o•log′i•cal•ly, adv.

so`ci•o•bi•ol′o•gist, n.

sociobiology

1. The study of the biological basis for human behavior.

2. The scientific study of the effects of biological factors on human behavior and the evolution of societies.

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sociobiology - the branch of biology that conducts comparative studies of the social organization of animals (including human beings) with regard to its evolutionary history

biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms

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Soziobiologie

sociobiology

[ˌsəʊsɪəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒɪ] N → sociobiología f

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sociobiology

n. sociobiología, ciencia que estudia los factores genéticos como determinantes de la conducta.

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