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Clinal variation of maxillary sinus volume in Japanese macaques (_Macaca fuscata_) (2003)
Journal Article
Rae, T., Hill, R., Hamada, Y., & Koppe, T. (2003). Clinal variation of maxillary sinus volume in Japanese macaques (_Macaca fuscata_). American Journal of Primatology, 59(4), 153-158. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.10072

Macaques (genus Macaca) are unique among cercopithecids in that they possess a maxillary sinus, and among anthropoids in that they demonstrate a relatively weak relationship between the size of this sinus and the cranium. To test the hypothesis that... Read More about Clinal variation of maxillary sinus volume in Japanese macaques (_Macaca fuscata_).

Day length, latitude and behavioural (in)flexibility in baboons (Papio cynocephalus ursinus) (2003)
Journal Article
Hill, R., Barrett, L., Gaynor, D., Weingrill, T., Dixon, P., Payne, H., & Henzi, S. (2003). Day length, latitude and behavioural (in)flexibility in baboons (Papio cynocephalus ursinus). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 53(5), 278-286. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-003-0590-7

Annual cycles in day length are an important consideration in any analysis of seasonal behaviour patterns, since they determine the period within which obligate diurnal or nocturnal animals must conduct all of their essential activities. As a consequ... Read More about Day length, latitude and behavioural (in)flexibility in baboons (Papio cynocephalus ursinus).

NGOs and poverty reduction in a globalizing world: perspectives from Ghana (2003)
Journal Article
Porter, G. (2003). NGOs and poverty reduction in a globalizing world: perspectives from Ghana. Progress in Development Studies, 3(2), 131-145. https://doi.org/10.1191/1464993403ps057ra

This paper is concerned with the factors that influence and constrain NGO contributions to poverty reduction in a globalizing world, focusing on their role as transmitters of grounded knowledge about poverty in very poor countries. Interviews with st... Read More about NGOs and poverty reduction in a globalizing world: perspectives from Ghana.

Evolutionary coherence of the mammalian amygdala (2003)
Journal Article
Barton, R., Aggleton, J., & Grenyer, R. (2003). Evolutionary coherence of the mammalian amygdala. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 270(1514), 539-544. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2002.2276

Despite great interest in the role of the amygdala in animal and human behaviour, its very existence as a structurally and functionally unified brain component has been questioned, on the grounds that cell groups within it display divergent pharmacol... Read More about Evolutionary coherence of the mammalian amygdala.

Miasmatic Calories and Saturating Fats: Fear of Contamination in Anorexia (2003)
Journal Article
Warin, M. (2003). Miasmatic Calories and Saturating Fats: Fear of Contamination in Anorexia. Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry, 27(1), 77-93. https://doi.org/10.1023/a%3A1023683905157

This paper draws on ethnographic material to challenge the taken-for-granted relationship between anorexia and fear of fat. While popular understandings assume anorexia to be an extension of everyday dietary guidelines and a fear of weight gain from... Read More about Miasmatic Calories and Saturating Fats: Fear of Contamination in Anorexia.

Matriliny as daughter-biased investment (2003)
Journal Article
Holden, C., Sear, R., & Mace, R. (2003). Matriliny as daughter-biased investment. Evolution and Human Behavior, 24(2), 99-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1090-5138%2802%2900122-8

From an evolutionary perspective, matriliny presents a puzzle because men in matrilineal societies transmit wealth to their sisters' sons, to whom they are only half as related as to their own sons. It has been argued that such systems would only max... Read More about Matriliny as daughter-biased investment.

Selection in relation to sex in primates (2003)
Book Chapter
Setchell, J., & Kappeler, P. (2003). Selection in relation to sex in primates. In P. Slater, J. Rosenblatt, C. Snowdon, T. Roper, & M. Naguib (Eds.), . Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0065-3454%2803%2933003-7

This chapter summarizes the main concepts of modern sexual selection theory and examines the evidence for the operation of sexual selection in primates. Traditional classifications of mating systems suffer from the problem of not considering reproduc... Read More about Selection in relation to sex in primates.

A life-history approach to fertility rates in rural Gambia: evidence for trade-offs or phenotypic correlations? (2003)
Book Chapter
Sear, R., Mace, R., & McGregor, I. (2003). A life-history approach to fertility rates in rural Gambia: evidence for trade-offs or phenotypic correlations?. In J. Rodgers, & H. Kohler (Eds.), The biodemography of human reproduction and fertility (135-160). Kluwer

Life history theory predicts that a trade-off will occur between investment in current and future reproduction. We test this hypothesis in a rural Gambian population by determining whether women who have invested heavily in reproduction in the past h... Read More about A life-history approach to fertility rates in rural Gambia: evidence for trade-offs or phenotypic correlations?.

Are changes in blood pressure and total cholesterol related to changes in mood? An 18-month study of men and women (2003)
Journal Article
Pollard, T., & Schwartz, J. (2003). Are changes in blood pressure and total cholesterol related to changes in mood? An 18-month study of men and women. Health Psychology, 22(1), 47-53. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.22.1.47

We investigated the within-person association of reported mood with blood pressure and total cholesterol (TC) levels, each assessed 4 times over an 18-month period in 128 men and 154 women. Results showed that change over time in level of tense arous... Read More about Are changes in blood pressure and total cholesterol related to changes in mood? An 18-month study of men and women.