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Primate brains and life histories. (2002)
Book Chapter
Deaner, R., Barton, R., & van Schaik, C. (2002). Primate brains and life histories. In P. Kappeler (Ed.), The evolution of primate life histories (233-265). The University of Chicago Press

Investigating cultural evolution through biological phylogenetic analyses of Turkmen textiles (2002)
Journal Article
Tehrani, J., & Collard, M. (2002). Investigating cultural evolution through biological phylogenetic analyses of Turkmen textiles. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 21(4), 443-463. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0278-4165%2802%2900002-8

The debate on the evolution of culture has focused on two processes in particular, phylogenesis and ethnogenesis. Recently, it has been suggested that the latter has probably always been more significant than the former. This proposal was assessed by... Read More about Investigating cultural evolution through biological phylogenetic analyses of Turkmen textiles.

Local arbitration and conflict deferment in Punjab, Pakistan (2002)
Journal Article
Lyon, S. (2002). Local arbitration and conflict deferment in Punjab, Pakistan. Anthropologie (Brno. Print), 40(1), 59-71

In Pakistan different conflicts require different legal venues and different stages of the same conflict may require plural legal venues. Attempts by the Pakistan government to undermine traditional conflict arbitration have not eradicated these proc... Read More about Local arbitration and conflict deferment in Punjab, Pakistan.

The effects of kin on child mortality in rural Gambia (2002)
Journal Article
Sear, R., Steele, F., McGregor, I., & Mace, R. (2002). The effects of kin on child mortality in rural Gambia. Demography, 39(1), 43-63. https://doi.org/10.1353/dem.2002.0010

We analyzed data that were collected continuously between 1950 and 1974 from a rural area of the Gambia to determine the effects of kin on child mortality. Multilevel event-history models were used to demonstrate that having a living mother, maternal... Read More about The effects of kin on child mortality in rural Gambia.

Interactions between shoal size and conformity in guppy social foraging. (2001)
Journal Article
Day, R., MacDonald, T., Brown, C., Laland, K., & Reader, S. (2001). Interactions between shoal size and conformity in guppy social foraging. Animal Behaviour, 62, 917-925. https://doi.org/10.1006/anbe.2001.1820

Previous experimental studies have established that shoaling fish forage more effectively in large than small groups. We investigated how shoal size affects the foraging efficiency of laboratory populations of the guppy, Poecilia reticulata, exposed... Read More about Interactions between shoal size and conformity in guppy social foraging..

Validating cultural transmission in Cetaceans. (2001)
Journal Article
Day, R., Kendal, J., & Laland, K. (2001). Validating cultural transmission in Cetaceans. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 24(2), 330-331. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x01293960

The evidence of high cognitive abilities in cetaceans does not stand up to close scrutiny under the standards established by laboratory researchers. This is likely to lead to a sterile debate between laboratory and field researchers unless fresh ways... Read More about Validating cultural transmission in Cetaceans..

The fitness of twin mothers: evidence from rural Gambia (2001)
Journal Article
Sear, R., Shanley, D., McGregor, I., & Mace, R. (2001). The fitness of twin mothers: evidence from rural Gambia. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 14(3), 433-443. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1420-9101.2001.00287.x

We used a longitudinal database from a natural fertility population in rural Gambia to compare the overall fertility of mothers who had given birth to twins at some point in their reproductive history and mothers who had only ever given birth to sing... Read More about The fitness of twin mothers: evidence from rural Gambia.

Primate evolution and the amygdala. (2000)
Book Chapter
Barton, R., & Aggleton, J. (2000). Primate evolution and the amygdala. In J. Aggleton (Ed.), The amygdala: a functional analysis (480-508). Oxford University Press