FResHU F3 Green Symposia Series #1
"The Evolution of Social Behavior: From Birds and Primates to Humans" Produced by Dr. Masayo Soma
Date and time: February 18, 2010 (Thursday) 15:00-18:30)
Location: Hokkaido University Faculty House "Enreisou" Restaurant Elm
Participation fee: Free (No prior registration required)
The societies of animals, including humans, are composed of multifaceted inter-individual relationships. In particular, among birds and primates, not only are there parental contributions to childcare and the resulting pair bonds, as well as sibling and kinship relationships, but diverse inter-individual interactions also unfold within group life, and animals exhibit various social behaviors as a way to survive successfully within these environments. We would like to consider the evolution of social behavior by having a promising female researcher introduce recent findings from a multifaceted perspective that intersects with behavioral ecology, animal behavior, comparative cognitive science, and evolutionary psychology, exploring what functions these behaviors and the communication abilities that support them have and why they have evolved.
<Program>
1. Song learning as seen in parent-offspring and social relationships among songbirds.
Masayo Soma, Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University
2. Understanding Pair Relationships in Budgerigars)
Yuko Ippoi, Department of Psychology, Graduate School of Sociology, Keio University
3. Parent-offspring behavior in marmosets)
Atsuko Saito, Laboratory of Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo
4. Conflict resolution behaviors of animals in herds.
Conflict management in group living animals (Lecture in English)
Teresa Romero, Center for Advanced Studies, Hayama, Graduate University for Advanced Studies / Emory University
5. Current state of human mate selection research)
Kikue Sakaguchi, Developmental Psychology Laboratory, Graduate School of Human Culture and Creation Sciences, Ochanomizu University / Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
*Click here if you would like to see the poster.
greensymposium1a4.pdf
■FResHU F3 Green Symposia Series is a symposium planned and presented by fresh and active female faculty members who are active in research fields in the sciences, engineering, and agriculture at Hokkaido University.
<Contact>
Hokkaido University Female Researchers Support Office freshu@jimu.hokudai.ac.jp 011-706-3625
Hokkaido University F3 Project http://f3project.ist.hokudai.ac.jp/
