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Towards an archaeology of pedagogy: learning, teaching and the generation of material culture traditions (2008)
Journal Article
Tehrani, J., & Riede, F. (2008). Towards an archaeology of pedagogy: learning, teaching and the generation of material culture traditions. World Archaeology, 40(3), 316-331. https://doi.org/10.1080/00438240802261267

In this article we seek to build on efforts to apply the insights of social learning theory to interpret patterns of continuity and change in the archaeological record. This literature suggests that stable and often highly arbitrary material culture... Read More about Towards an archaeology of pedagogy: learning, teaching and the generation of material culture traditions.

Life/History: personal narratives of development amongst NGO workers and activists in Ghana (2008)
Journal Article
Yarrow, T. (2008). Life/History: personal narratives of development amongst NGO workers and activists in Ghana. Africa, 78(3), 334-358. https://doi.org/10.3366/e0001972008000211

Widespread assumptions about the extractive and self-serving nature of African elites have resulted in the relative neglect of questions concerning their personal ethics and morality. Using life-history interviews undertaken with a range of Ghanaian... Read More about Life/History: personal narratives of development amongst NGO workers and activists in Ghana.

Practices, advice and support regarding prolonged breastfeeding: a descriptive study from Sri Lanka (2008)
Journal Article
van den Berg, M., & Ball, H. L. (2008). Practices, advice and support regarding prolonged breastfeeding: a descriptive study from Sri Lanka. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 26(3), 229-243. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646830701691376

Practice and duration of breastfeeding were examined in relation to traditional practices and modern recommendations on infant care in Sri Lanka. Semi-structured interviews were conducted among 60 Sri Lankan mothers whose youngest child was 0.5-4 yea... Read More about Practices, advice and support regarding prolonged breastfeeding: a descriptive study from Sri Lanka.

Social correlates of testosterone and ornamentation in male mandrills (2008)
Journal Article
Setchell, J., Smith, T., Wickings, E., & Knapp, L. (2008). Social correlates of testosterone and ornamentation in male mandrills. Hormones and Behavior, 54(3), 365-372. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2008.05.004

We investigated relationships between fecal androgen concentrations, facial coloration and behaviour in semi-free-ranging male mandrills. We found that fecal androgen levels were significantly positively related to dominance rank, independent of rank... Read More about Social correlates of testosterone and ornamentation in male mandrills.

Senescence rates are determined by ranking on the fast-slow life-history continuum (2008)
Journal Article
Jones, O., Gaillard, J., Tuljapurkar, S., Alho, J., Armitage, K., Becker, P., …Coulson, T. (2008). Senescence rates are determined by ranking on the fast-slow life-history continuum. Ecology Letters, 11(7), 664-673. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2008.01187.x

Comparative analyses of survival senescence by using life tables have identified generalizations including the observation that mammals senesce faster than similar-sized birds. These generalizations have been challenged because of limitations of life... Read More about Senescence rates are determined by ranking on the fast-slow life-history continuum.

Canine tooth size and fitness in male mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) (2008)
Journal Article
Leigh, S., Setchell, J., Charpentier, M., Knapp, L., & Wickings, E. (2008). Canine tooth size and fitness in male mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx). Journal of Human Evolution, 55(1), 75-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.01.001

Sexual selection theory explains the evolution of exaggerated male morphologies and weaponry, but the fitness consequences of developmental and age-related changes in these features remain poorly understood. This long-term study of mandrill monkeys (... Read More about Canine tooth size and fitness in male mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx).

Practical aspects of Evolutionary Medicine. (2008)
Book Chapter
Bentley, G., & Aunger, R. (2008). Practical aspects of Evolutionary Medicine. In S. Elton, & P. O'Higgins (Eds.), Medicine and Evolution: Current Applications, Future Prospects (215-237.). CRC Press