James Kohl: The maternal pheromones cannot be listed, since they have not been identified. The luteinizing hormone (LH) response to them is well established. ...
Glen Sizemore: I would say that a jpeg is a copy, but it is only a "representation" when it controls some of the behavior of animals (human or otherwise) in...
SIMON GADBOIS: You know Jay, fundamentally, I agree with your idea that ethology (human and animal) is distinct from psychology (human or animal). Not so much...
Hi Jay. So it seems we basically have some ageement here on defining behavior. (Though I suspect Glen will attack the "self-directed" part of your definition!)...
... From: Jay R. Feierman <jfeierman@...> Subject: Re: [human-ethology] Mentalism To: human-ethology@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 6, 2008, 12:36...
James: No matter how many times you say it, Jay. I don't see anyone echoing your position--only that they take issue with it. Obviously, it's not as simple as...
Jason: Both structures and functions are phenotypes. Jay R. Feierman: A phenotype is the structural expression of a genotype in a specific environment. A...
Jay R. Feierman: Functions can therefore be influenced by the environment in terms of how they are expressed. Jason: The irony of this statement is that you're...
Sigh! Much ado over the use of helpful metaphores and shortened versions! Most who criticize a metaphore know perfectly well what the user means, and their...
... Simon Gadbois: I think the historical integration of (animal) ethology [Canadian / Continental European] and (animal) psychology [Anglo-Saxon animal...
JFD: I'll join the fun – Functions (the result of two structures interacting and one of those structures is a part of the organism) can therefore be...
Jay R. Feierman: Functions can therefore be influenced by the environment in terms of how they are expressed. Jason: The irony of this statement is that you're...
I suspect the problem here lies more with Evolutionary Psychology, (vis-a-vis Cosmides, Tooby, Buss), than with Human Ethology. Many of the underlying...
http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/618/1 "Gay Genes" May Be Good for Women By Michael Balter As gay couples race to the altar in California...
http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080618/full/news.2008.900.html The essence of happiness John Whitfield Why does payday feel good? You can't eat money, and it...
Sexologies Volume 17, Supplement 1, April 2008, Page S27 Abstracts of the 9th Congress of the European Federation of Sexology Genital arousal in women:...
Sexologies Volume 17, Supplement 1, April 2008, Page S69 Abstracts of the 9th Congress of the European Federation of Sexology T03-O-08 Social stigma,...
Taken from http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/26/dog-aggression.html Dog Breeds Rated for Feistiness Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News From Friendly to Feisty...
... From: Jay R. Feierman <jfeierman@...> Subject: Re: [human-ethology] Goals To: human-ethology@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, June 27, 2008, 11:06 PM ...
Taken from http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/38663/Migrating_songbirds_learn_survival_tips_on_the_fly.html Migrating songbirds learn survival tips on...
Jay R. Feierman: (OLD) - Function is separate from the environment but it is also influenced by the environment. Just because one runs or bicycles differently...
SIMON GADBOIS: Granted, it is a different way of doing science. I am not sure which one is best. Seeing the function and wondering what neural network...
I may be missing the point of your point. Most people decide what motor functions they use. They do not decide how sensory stimuli from their social...
... women, as do most males throughout pubertal and adult development of their sexual preferences. ... human female breast is mostly fat. It has the ability...
Glen Sizemore: The ethologist, like the ordinary English speaker, identifies "fear" and "anger" and "sadness" by observing behavior; i.e., these terms are...
Steroidogenesis is modulated by gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH). Olfactory/pheromonal input from the social environment directly activates gene...
James, I'll answer your question first. However, you have not answered my question. I do not know the answer to your question and do not know how to answer it,...
