"Lineage explanation" sounds like an a priori restriction to non-phylogenetic approaches, i.e. the concept of putting the occurrence of behaviours (or other features) in a chronological order on the basis of their occurrence or non-occurrence in related groups.

Researchers as early as Konrad Lorenz inferred evolution of behavioral traits from their distribution in certain bird groups (he emphasized the importance of phylogenetics in some of his papers, e.g. "Die vergleichende Methode der Stammesgeschichtsforschung" = "The comparative method of phylogenetics" from 1978). Some more recent examples include phylogenetic studies of bird vocations, see. e.g.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/10797011_Phylogenetic_signal_in_the_song_of_crests_and_kinglets_%28Aves_Regulus%29

or here: http://scholar.google.de/scholar?as_ylo=2010&q=bird+vocalizations+phylogeny&hl=de&as_sdt=0,5

Apart from birds there are among others various studies on language evolution, tool-making, group behaviour etc. in humans and apes , see. e.g.

http://people.hss.caltech.edu/~steve/files/mcbrearty.pdf

or here: http://scholar.google.de/scholar?q=human+%22language+evolution%22+apes&btnG=&hl=de&as_sdt=0%2C5

Often these studies combine experimental ethological, phylogenetic and historical/fossil data.

Article Phylogenetic signal in the song of Crests and Kinglets (Aves: Regulus)

Hi Michael,

I really appreciate you took the time to answer my question. I will delve right into the papers you sent me. Thanks a lot!

Best regards,

José Ml. Rodríguez Arce

Thank you, Michael, very interesting reply; dear Jose Manuel, surely you know Terence McKenna's proposals regarding the genesis of the human mind based on consumption of psychostimulants (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_McKenna). One of my colleagues, the neurophysiologist Rafael Castro ([email protected]) would certainly be very interested in speaking with you about possible collaboration.

On the evolution of human behavior, and adding some physiological and neurobiological references, perhaps you might be interested in a crazy proposal that I posted in May on "Advances in Anthropology" (Love is the cause of human evolution), because in it I make a brief comment about the human proclivity to pharmacological and non-pharmacological addictions that might fit well with your work on the psychedelic pharmacophagy, good luck.

Dear Enrique,

Thank you very much for your input! I am, indeed, familiarized with Mckenna's proposal; it has been a source of continuous inspiration. In fact, my own work has mainly dealt  with trying to articulate, expand, and clarify Mckenna's fundamental idea that psychedelics played a role in the biocultural evolution of our species. I think the ingestion of these compounds can be plausibly linked to greater fitness in our hominin and human ancestors. Also, I propose (in an article I'm still preparing) that the pharmacological exploitation of hallucinogens may have acted as a factor that enabled the hominization process; that it was an increasingly important attribute of hominin life that favored the advancement into the socio-cognitive niche.

I will get in touch with your colleague, Rafael Castro. I really appreciate the contact info since it's been really hard for me to come by researchers interested in the subject. Moreover, you can be sure that I will be reading your paper; it sounds really interesting and certainly resonates with the view of human evolution I've come to develop in my own research.

I really appreciate your suggestions and good wishes, Enrique!

Best regards,

José Ml. Rodríguez Arce