Citation

Vonk J, Shackelford TK. Evol. Psychol. 2013; 11(3): 459-469.

Affiliation

Oakland University, Department of Psychology, Rochester, MI, USA. vonk@oakland.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, The Author(s), Publisher Ian Pitchford and Robert M. Young)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

23864290

Abstract

Previously we (Vonk and Shackelford, 2012, in press) proposed an integration of comparative psychology and evolutionary psychology into a new field of "comparative evolutionary psychology." This integrative discipline incorporates principles from ethology, ecology, biology, anthropology, and psychology, broadly defined. We present in this special issue a collection of original empirical and theoretical review articles in which leading researchers propose ways to successfully integrate comparative and evolutionary approaches within their particular areas of study. We showcase the key contributions of these articles and highlight several empirical and theoretical challenges, as well as key future directions, for comparative evolutionary psychology.

Language: en