Peter L. Hurd | |
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| Alma mater | Carleton University, Simon Fraser University, Stockholm University |
| Known for | finger length and digit ratio, social behaviour esp. in conflict |
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| Fields | biology, psychology |
| Institutions | University of Texas, University of Alberta |
Peter L. Hurd is an academic specialising in biology. He is an Associate Professor at the University of Alberta within the Department of Psychology's Biocognition Unit and the University's Centre for Neuroscience. His research primarily focuses on the study of the evolution of aggressive behaviour, including investigation of aggression, communication and other social behaviour which takes place between animals with conflicting interests. Major tools for this research are mathematical modeling (principally game theory and genetic algorithms). He is also interested in how the process of sexual differentiation produces individual differences in social behaviour.