University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository Biology ETDs Electronic Theses and Dissertations 7-1-2015 Macroecology and Sociobiology of Humans and other Mammals Joseph Robert Burger Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/biol_etds Recommended Citation Burger, Joseph Robert. "Macroecology and Sociobiology of Humans and other Mammals." (2015). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/biol_etds/11 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Electronic Theses and Dissertations at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Biology ETDs by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Joseph Robert Burger Candidate Biology Department This dissertation is approved, and it is acceptable in quality and form for publication: Approved by the Dissertation Committee: James H. Brown, Ph.D., Chairperson Felisa A. Smith Ph.D., Co-Chairperson Melanie E. Moses, Ph.D. Bruce T. Milne, Ph.D. MACROECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY OF HUMANS AND OTHER MAMMALS By Joseph R Burger B.A. Economics and International Studies, Francis Marion University 2006 M.S. Biology, University of Louisiana at Monroe 2010 DISSERTATION Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Biology The University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico July 2015 DEDICATION To my family: Mom, Dad, Ryan, Lily Ann, and Rachel. For always supporting me in all of my adventures in life, big and small. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am tremendously grateful for the mentorship of my Ph.D. advisor, James H. Brown, for his thoughtful comments, criticisms, and inspiring discussions. My interactions with Jim have fundamentally changed how I approach science.