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9Evolution und Spieltheorie (edited book)Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag. 1990.Das neue Versorgungsrecht für Beamte, Richter und Pensionäre Erhebliche Kostensteigerungen der öffentlichen Haushalte, die zunehmende Zahl der Versorgungsempfänger und deren längere Lebensdauer, aber auch die politische Fortentwicklung der Beamtenversorgung im Einklang mit dem Rentenrecht haben zu zahlreichen und gravierenden Änderungen - aus der Sicht der Beamten und Pensionäre meist Verschlechterungen - des für alle Dienstherrn in Bund und Ländern einheitlichen Rechts der Beamtenversorgung gef…Read more
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6Modelling and Simulation in the Social Sciences from the Philosophy of Science Point of ViewSpringer Verlag. 1996.Model building in the social sciences can increasingly rely on well elaborated formal theories. At the same time inexpensive large computational capacities are now available. Both make computer-based model building and simulation possible in social science, whose central aim is in particular an understanding of social dynamics. Such social dynamics refer to public opinion formation, partner choice, strategy decisions in social dilemma situations and much more. In the context of such modelling ap…Read more
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10Actual and potential reproduction: There is no substitute for victoryBehavioral and Brain Sciences 16 (2): 301-303. 1993.
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26Is fluctuating asymmetry a signal or a Marker of genetic fitness?Behavioral and Brain Sciences 23 (4): 617-618. 2000.Fluctuating asymmetry is more a signal of genetic fitness than a marker observable only to the researcher. Hence, it has to be demonstrated that low FA is an honest signal of genetic quality; this has not been demonstrated in Gangestad & Simpson's otherwise useful review.
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19Aggressiveness and dominanceBehavioral and Brain Sciences 21 (3): 381-382. 1998.Aggressiveness is a vital component of dominating behavior. We must distinguish adaptive from nonadaptive aggression and must control for skills, intelligence, appropriate context variables, and – most important – whether the aggression displayed was actually suitable for improving a subject's social status. If we do, we may find a consistent positive correlation between adaptive aggressiveness and testosterone.
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University of VictoriaRegular Faculty
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada