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Modelling social learning in monkeys. (2008)
Journal Article
Kendal, J. (2008). Modelling social learning in monkeys. The behavior analyst today, 9(1), 50-56

The application of modelling to social learning in monkey populations has been a neglected topic. Recently, however, a number of statistical, simulation and analytical approaches have been developed to help examine social learning processes, putative... Read More about Modelling social learning in monkeys..

Aboriginal versus western creationism. (2008)
Book Chapter
Layton, R. (2008). Aboriginal versus western creationism. In R. Bentley (Ed.), The edge of reason? Science and religion in modern society (31-38). Continuum Press

Compares traditional Australian religious beliefs with those of Christian creationists in the U.S. Outlines the social functions of Aboriginal belief and asks whether Christian creationism has similar functions that account for its persistence.

Life after death: An investigation into how mortality perceptions influence fertility preferences using evidence from an internet-based experiment (2008)
Journal Article
Mathews, P., & Sear, R. (2008). Life after death: An investigation into how mortality perceptions influence fertility preferences using evidence from an internet-based experiment. Journal of cultural and evolutionary psychology, 6(3), 155-172. https://doi.org/10.1556/jep.6.2008.3.1

Both life history theory and demographic transition theory predict that fertility responds to changes in mortality, but there have been relatively few tests which identify links between mortality perceptions and fertility preferences at the individua... Read More about Life after death: An investigation into how mortality perceptions influence fertility preferences using evidence from an internet-based experiment.

Kin and child survival in rural Malawi -Are matrilineal kin always beneficial in a matrilineal society? (2008)
Journal Article
Sear, R. (2008). Kin and child survival in rural Malawi -Are matrilineal kin always beneficial in a matrilineal society?. Human Nature, 19(3), 277-293. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12110-008-9042-4

This paper investigates the impact of kin on child survival in a matrilineal society in Malawi. Women usually live in close proximity to their matrilineal kin in this agricultural community, allowing opportunities for helping behavior between matrili... Read More about Kin and child survival in rural Malawi -Are matrilineal kin always beneficial in a matrilineal society?.

From Traditional to Formal Education in the Lower Arabian Gulf, 1820-1971 (2008)
Journal Article
Davidson, C. M. (2008). From Traditional to Formal Education in the Lower Arabian Gulf, 1820-1971. History of Education, 37(5), 633-643. https://doi.org/10.1080/00467600701430020

This article charts the development of education in the lower Arabian Gulf from its traditional beginnings in the nineteenth century to the provision of more formal schooling and eventually a ministry of education following Britain's withdrawal from... Read More about From Traditional to Formal Education in the Lower Arabian Gulf, 1820-1971.

Confronting collaboration: dilemmas in an ethnographic study of health policy-makers (2008)
Journal Article
Heckler, S., & Russell, A. (2008). Confronting collaboration: dilemmas in an ethnographic study of health policy-makers. Anthropology in Action: Journal for Applied Anthropology in Policy and Practice, 15(1), 14-21. https://doi.org/10.3167/aia.2008.150104

In this article we report on collaborative, ethnographic research investigating the first regional tobacco control office in the U.K. and some of the dilemmas it poses. The ideal of collaboration is fully realisable in this setting, where the partici... Read More about Confronting collaboration: dilemmas in an ethnographic study of health policy-makers.

Fission-fusion dynamics : new research frameworks. (2008)
Journal Article
Aureli, F., Schaffner, C., Boesch, C., Bearder, S., Call, J., Chapman, C., …van Schaik, C. (2008). Fission-fusion dynamics : new research frameworks. Current Anthropology, 49(4), 627-654. https://doi.org/10.1086/586708

Renewed interest in fission‐fusion dynamics is due to the recognition that such dynamics may create unique challenges for social interaction and distinctive selective pressures acting on underlying communicative and cognitive abilities. New framework... Read More about Fission-fusion dynamics : new research frameworks..

Nonhuman primate approaches to landscapes (2008)
Book Chapter
Hill, R. (2008). Nonhuman primate approaches to landscapes. In B. David, & J. Thomas (Eds.), Handbook of Landscape Archaeology (95-101). Left Coast Press

Random drift versus selection in academic vocabulary: an evolutionary analysis of published keywords (2008)
Journal Article
Bentley, R. (2008). Random drift versus selection in academic vocabulary: an evolutionary analysis of published keywords. PLoS ONE, 3(8), Article e3057. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0003057

The evolution of vocabulary in academic publishing is characterized via keyword frequencies recorded in the ISI Web of Science citations database. In four distinct case-studies, evolutionary analysis of keyword frequency change through time is compar... Read More about Random drift versus selection in academic vocabulary: an evolutionary analysis of published keywords.