Part 1: Foundations of Evolution
C. Ruth Archer & David J. Hosken
Chapter 1: Sexual Selection: A Brief Introduction
Carey J. Fitzgerald
Chapter 2: Inclusive Fitness Theory
Gary L. Brase
Chapter 3: Adaptive Problems
Laura Betzig
Chapter 4: Differential Reproduction
Laith Al-Shawaf, David M.G. Lewis, Nicole Barbaro, & Yzar S. Wehbe
Chapter 5: The Products of Evolution: Conceptual Distinctions, Evidentiary Criteria, and Empirical Examples
David M.G. Lewis, Laith Al-Shawaf, Matthew B. Thompson, & David M. Buss
Chapter 6: Evolved Psychological Mechanisms
Part 2: Middle-Level Evolutionary Theories
Mark V. Flinn
Chapter 7: Why Sex?
Justin K. Mogilski
Chapter 8: Parental Investment Theory
Menelaos Apostolou
Chapter 9: Parent-offspring Conflict
Gerald Carter, Mu-Hsun Chen, & Imran Razik
Chapter 10: Theory of Reciprocal Altruism
Catherine Salmon & Jessica Hehman
Chapter 11: The Trivers-Willard Hypothesis
David J. Kruger
Chapter 12: Life History Theory
Tara DeLecce & Michael N. Pham
Chapter 13: Sperm Competition Theory
Wayne R. Rostant, Emily K. Fowler, & Tracey Chapman
Chapter 14: Sexual Conflict Theory: Concepts and Empirical Tests
Mario Mikulincer & Phil Shaver
Chapter 15: Attachment Theory: A Behavioral Systems Approach for Studying Species-Universal and Individual-Differences Aspects of the Social Mind
Part 3: Research Methods and Strategies
Jennifer Vonk, Jared Edge, Jacob Pappas, Audrey Robeson, & Amity Jordan
Chapter 16: Cross-species comparisons: When comparing apples to oranges is fruitful
Menelaos Apostolou
Chapter 17: Cross-Cultural Research
Jennifer Mundale
Chapter 18: Neuroscientific Methods
Nicole Barbaro & Lars Penke
Chapter 19: Behavior Genetics
Alastair P.C. Davies
Chapter 20: Sex Differences and Sex Similarities
Timothy Marsh
Chapter 21: Within-Species Individual Differences
Aurelio José Figueredo, Mateo Peñaherrera-Aguirre, Steven C. Hertler, & Michael A. Woodley
Chapter 22: Social Biogeography
Alfredo Ardila
Chapter 23: Cross-Cultural Differences in Cognition and Learning
Carey Fitzgerald & Jody A. Thompson
Chapter 24: Sources of Data for Testing Evolutionary Hypotheses
Darren Burke
Chapter 25: Controversial Issues and Misunderstandings in Evolutionary Psychology