Altmann ngwangun sosiobiologi danéné sané kaanggén nyelehin parilaksana saking bojog rhesus, nganggén statistik, miwah makarya ring pinaka "sosiobiologis" ring Pusat Penelitian Primata Regional Yerkes ring warsa 1965.
Altmann developed his own brand of sociobiology to study the social behavior of rhesus macaques, using statistics, and was hired as a "sociobiologist" at the Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center in 1965.