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American Zoologist 1967 7(2):373-381; doi:10.1093/icb/7.2.373
© 1967 by The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
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The Evolution of Social Behavior in Dogs and Wolves

J. P. SCOTT
Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, Ohio

Patterns of social behavior in the Family Canidae appear to be conservative traits in evolution. Darwin's concept of sexual selection may be broadened to "social selection," including all factors in the social environment which exert selection pressure. In a highly social species, the social environment tends to be stable, generation after generation, accounting for the stability of social behavioral patterns. The evolution of social behavior is also related to development, with different and sometimes opposite selection pressures acting at different periods in life. Some myths and misconceptions regarding dog-wolf behavior are described, and some problems for future research outlined.


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