Stephen Black asked: "What is the term evolutionary biologists use to describe such sneaky f*ckers and their strategy which exploits this failing by alpha males to out-compete them? And if that's too easy, then tell me who was the first to use the term, and where."
Stephen- Good one! Off the top of my head, I don't remember a specific term or whence or who first used the term. I do *seem to remember* that these acts were sometimes referred to as "sneaky copulations" and my memory seems to suggest that some literature, and I'm much less sure of this, sometimes referred to the perpetrators as "sneaks" but I'm in no way certain that my memory is even correct. This may be due to the passage of some, gulp, 25 years since last reading Wilson and friend's work in graduate school. As an aside: I'm reminded of what a friend wrote on a written prelim when asked, "Some have argued that the effects seen when administering amphetamines mimics the effects of "turning on the lights". What research from human and infra-human studies suggests this finding. Describe in detail the findings which tend to suggest this statement currently supported by the evidence." (That's a recollection of the question. Also 25 years old). My poor friend had no idea the answer. (He put someone on his committee from whom he had never taken classes!) He replied, "I had no idea that administering amphetamines resulted in effects equivalent to "turning out the lights". I shall be very happy to learn of this effect and research while preparing to retake this part of my exams." (Something to that effect). Thankfully, my memory fails at a far less critical moment. Tim _______________________________ Timothy O. Shearon, PhD Professor and Chair Department of Psychology The College of Idaho Caldwell, ID 83605 email: tshea...@collegeofidaho.edu teaching: intro to neuropsychology; psychopharmacology; general; history and systems "You can't teach an old dogma new tricks." Dorothy Parker --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
