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Aesthetics - the approach from anthropology. (2011)
Book Chapter
Layton, R. (2011). Aesthetics - the approach from anthropology. In E. Schellekens, & P. Goldie (Eds.), Philosphical Aesthetics and Aesthetic Psychology (208-222). Oxford University Press

Mirroring Fictional Others (2011)
Book Chapter
Clay, Z., & Iacoboni, M. (2011). Mirroring Fictional Others. In E. Schellekens, & P. Goldie (Eds.), The Aesthetic Mind, Philosophy and Psychology. Oxford University Press

The Structure of Bonobo Copulation Calls During Reproductive and Non-Reproductive Sex. (2011)
Journal Article
Clay, Z., & Zuberbühler, K. (2011). The Structure of Bonobo Copulation Calls During Reproductive and Non-Reproductive Sex. Ethology: international journal of behavioural biology, 117(12), 1158-1169. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0310.2011.01975.x

Copulation calls in primates are usually identified as sexually selected signals that promote the reproductive success of the caller. In this study, we investigated the acoustic structure of copulation calls in bonobos (Pan paniscus), a great ape kno... Read More about The Structure of Bonobo Copulation Calls During Reproductive and Non-Reproductive Sex..

Patterns of evolution in Iranian tribal textiles. (2011)
Journal Article
Tehrani, J. (2011). Patterns of evolution in Iranian tribal textiles. Evolution: Education and Outreach, 4(3), 390-396. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12052-011-0345-2

Ever since the publication of The Origin of Species, anthropologists and archaeologists have been in turns enchanted and repulsed by the idea that cultural diversity can be explained by a Darwinian model of descent with modification. Over the last de... Read More about Patterns of evolution in Iranian tribal textiles..

The psychology of infant colic: A review of current research (2011)
Journal Article
Kaley, F., Reid, V., & Flynn, E. (2011). The psychology of infant colic: A review of current research. Infant Mental Health Journal, 32(5), 526-541. https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.20308

Colic, or excessive infant crying, occurs during the first 3 months in approximately 15 to 20% of infants and is the most common concern for which parents seek medical advice during an infant's first year. Various physiological and environmental caus... Read More about The psychology of infant colic: A review of current research.

Cultural niche construction and human learning environments: investigating socio-cultural perspectives (2011)
Journal Article
Kendal, J. (2011). Cultural niche construction and human learning environments: investigating socio-cultural perspectives. Biological Theory, 6(3), 241-250. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13752-012-0038-2

Niche construction theory (NCT) can be applied to examine the influence of culturally constructed learning environments on the acquisition and retention of beliefs, values, role expectations, and skills. Thus, NCT provides a quantitative framework to... Read More about Cultural niche construction and human learning environments: investigating socio-cultural perspectives.

Cues to sex- and stress-hormones in the human male face: Functions of glucocorticoids in the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis (2011)
Journal Article
Moore, F., Al Dujaili, E., Cornwell, R., Smith, M., Lawson, J., Sharp, M., & Perrett, D. (2011). Cues to sex- and stress-hormones in the human male face: Functions of glucocorticoids in the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis. Hormones and Behavior, 60(3), 269-274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2011.05.010

The stress-linked version of the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis has been proposed to account for inconsistencies in relationships between testosterone and immune response. The model has received some support from studies demonstrating roles of... Read More about Cues to sex- and stress-hormones in the human male face: Functions of glucocorticoids in the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis.

Missing links: species, artefacts and the cladistic reconstruction of prehistory (2011)
Book Chapter
Tehrani, J. (2011). Missing links: species, artefacts and the cladistic reconstruction of prehistory. In E. Cochrane, & A. Gardner (Eds.), Evolutionary and interpretive archaeologies : a dialogue (245-263). Left Coast Press

Early anthropologists and archaeologists believed that a direct analogy could be made between processes of cultural and biological evolution. Thus, like species, artefact assemblages and languages were seen as products of ‘descent with modification’,... Read More about Missing links: species, artefacts and the cladistic reconstruction of prehistory.

The selectivity of social learning and the tempo of cultural evolution (2011)
Journal Article
Bentley, R., & O’Brien, M. (2011). The selectivity of social learning and the tempo of cultural evolution. Journal of cultural and evolutionary psychology, 9(2), 125-141. https://doi.org/10.1556/jep.9.2011.18.1

Many modern studies of cultural innovation and demographic change rest on the proposition that social learning is a key process in the spread of novel variants. We agree with this proposition, but we also suggest that the selectivity of social learni... Read More about The selectivity of social learning and the tempo of cultural evolution.

Testing for divergent transmission histories among cultural characters: a study using Bayesian phylogenetic methods and Iranian tribal textile data (2011)
Journal Article
Matthews, L., Tehrani, J., Jordan, F., Collard, M., & Nunn, C. (2011). Testing for divergent transmission histories among cultural characters: a study using Bayesian phylogenetic methods and Iranian tribal textile data. PLoS ONE, 6(4), Article e14810. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0014810

Background Archaeologists and anthropologists have long recognized that different cultural complexes may have distinct descent histories, but they have lacked analytical techniques capable of easily identifying such incongruence. Here, we show how Ba... Read More about Testing for divergent transmission histories among cultural characters: a study using Bayesian phylogenetic methods and Iranian tribal textile data.

Bonobos Extract Meaning from Call Sequences (2011)
Journal Article
Clay, Z., & Zuberbühler, K. (2011). Bonobos Extract Meaning from Call Sequences. PLoS ONE, 6(4), Article e18786. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018786

Studies on language-trained bonobos have revealed their remarkable abilities in representational and communication tasks. Surprisingly, however, corresponding research into their natural communication has largely been neglected. We address this issue... Read More about Bonobos Extract Meaning from Call Sequences.

Maternal investment, life histories and the costs of brain growth in mammals (2011)
Journal Article
Barton, R., & Capellini, I. (2011). Maternal investment, life histories and the costs of brain growth in mammals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(15), 6169-6174. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1019140108

Brain size variation in mammals correlates with life histories: larger-brained species have longer gestations, mature later, and have increased lifespans. These patterns have been explained in terms of developmental costs (larger brains take longer t... Read More about Maternal investment, life histories and the costs of brain growth in mammals.