300397 SE Comparative Anthropology: Physiological and Behavioral Constraints in Humans and Non-Human Primates (2021W)

Contents: The course includes 5 chapters. (1) “Sexual attractiveness of secondary sex characters” (coloration, morphology in relation to expression rates, methodological approaches of analyzing such characters; HPA and HPG axis). (2) “Socio economics or -dynamics of reproduction” (number of births, sex ratio at births). (3) “Violent and aggressive Behavior” (sexual dimorphism, serotonergic system, steroids). (4) “Cooperation” (types of cooperation, constraints of cooperation such as social rank respectively SES, cooperation, direct and indirect reciprocity, punishment of non-reciprocators among co-working employees, psychological and physiological stress symptoms in relation to HPA axis activity). (5) “Molecular biology of social rank” (COMT metabolism, cortisol metabolism – including receptor physiology, COMT polymorphism).