From: Paul (paul@dna.ie)
Date: Wed 09 Mar 2005 - 18:08:14 GMT
Hi Tara
I'm also aware of the homosexual interaction in social behaviour of
these primates when it comes to conflict resolution and bonding. The
interesting question is how many other examples of this behaviour are
there in the animal kingdom. If it is found that there is a low
fecundity of this type of the social interaction in the animal kingdom
why has it established an ESS in certain type's primates? I think we
would need to establish when this social behaviour started as to
determine whether it is a genetic phenotypic effect or truly a memeplex.
Paul
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From: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk [mailto:fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk] On Behalf
Of Tara M. Kirkpatrick
Sent: 09 March 2005 15:46
To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Subject: Re: Homosexual Genes and Memes... another approach
hi everyone,
i'm new to the meme list and want to introduce myself before i start
commenting on the ever so fascinating evolution of homosexual behavior.
my name is tara kirkpatrick and i'm currently a phd student at indiana
university in the department of criminal justice. i have a master's in
physical anthropology, so i have a bit of insight into behavior
evolution. i am currently interested in looking at the interaction of
memes and the law (not really sure how, but it sounds interesting!)
my thoughts on the post below:
> But the animal should always prefer an opposite sex partner unless the
> homosexual behavior has some adaptive function other than breeding.
> This function may be to practice sexual skills without being pregnant,
> or it may be to form alliances, or whatever.
snip
in my studies of non-human primate behavior, especially in bonobo
chimpanzees, sex is used for conflict resolution and bonding. bonobos
have clearly moved past the "sex for reproduction" and have made it an
integral part of their social interaction/survival. here's a link to
an article in national geographic:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/07/
i look forward to the ongoing discussion!
tara
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