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Imitation of hierarchical action structure by young children (2006)
Journal Article
Whiten, A., Flynn, E., Brown, K., & Lee, K. (2006). Imitation of hierarchical action structure by young children. Developmental Science, 9(6), 575-582. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7687.2006.00535.x

To provide the first systematic test of whether young children will spontaneously perceive and imitate hierarchical structure in complex actions, a task was devised in which a set of 16 elements can be modelled through either of two different, hierar... Read More about Imitation of hierarchical action structure by young children.

Primate brain evolution: integrating comparative, neurophysiological and ethological data (2006)
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Barton, R. (2006). Primate brain evolution: integrating comparative, neurophysiological and ethological data. Evolutionary Anthropology, 15(6), 224-236. https://doi.org/10.1002/evan.20105

“Undoubtedly the most distinctive trait of the Primates, wherein this order contrasts with all other mammalian orders in its evolutionary history, is the tendency towards the development of a brain which is large in proportion to the total body weigh... Read More about Primate brain evolution: integrating comparative, neurophysiological and ethological data.

Size-dependent reproductive success in Gambian men: does height or weight matter more? (2006)
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Sear, R. (2006). Size-dependent reproductive success in Gambian men: does height or weight matter more?. Biodemography and Social Biology, 53(3-4), 172-188. https://doi.org/10.1080/19485565.2006.9989125

Size is an important component of life history analysis, as it is both a determinant and an outcome of life history decisions. Here, we present an investigation of the relationships between two components of size (height and weight) and life history... Read More about Size-dependent reproductive success in Gambian men: does height or weight matter more?.

Facial and bodily correlates of family background (2006)
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Boothroyd, L., & Perrett, D. (2006). Facial and bodily correlates of family background. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 273(1599), 2375-2380. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2006.3579

It has been suggested that absence of the father during early childhood has long-reaching effects on reproductive strategy and development of offspring. This paper reports two studies designed to investigate the physical characteristics of daughters... Read More about Facial and bodily correlates of family background.

A microgenetic investigation of stability and continuity in theory of mind development (2006)
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Flynn, E. (2006). A microgenetic investigation of stability and continuity in theory of mind development. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 24(3), 631-654. https://doi.org/10.1348/026151005x57422

The processes behind the transition from consistently failing tests of false belief understanding to consistently passing the tests was investigated by tracking changes in children's mental state understanding. Participants were 42 children (aged 3;1... Read More about A microgenetic investigation of stability and continuity in theory of mind development.

Faithful replication of foraging techniques along cultural transmission chains by chimpanzees and children (2006)
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Horner, V., Whiten, A., Flynn, E., & de Waal, F. (2006). Faithful replication of foraging techniques along cultural transmission chains by chimpanzees and children. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 103(37), 13878-13883. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0606015103

Observational studies of wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) have revealed population-specific differences in behavior, thought to represent cultural variation. Field studies have also reported behaviors indicative of cultural learning, such as close... Read More about Faithful replication of foraging techniques along cultural transmission chains by chimpanzees and children.

Height and reproductive success: how a Gambian population compares to the West (2006)
Journal Article
Sear, R. (2006). Height and reproductive success: how a Gambian population compares to the West. Human Nature, 17(4), 405-418. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12110-006-1003-1

In Western societies, height is positively correlated with reproductive success (RS) for men but negatively correlated with RS for women. These relationships have been attributed to sexual selection: women prefer tall men, and men prefer short women.... Read More about Height and reproductive success: how a Gambian population compares to the West.

Cultural Niche Construction in a metapopulation (2006)
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Borenstein, E., Kendal, J., & Feldman, M. (2006). Cultural Niche Construction in a metapopulation. Theoretical Population Biology, 70(1), 92-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tpb.2005.10.003

Abstract Cultural niche construction is the process by which certain evolving cultural traits form a cultural niche that affects the evolution of other genetic and cultural traits [Laland, K., et al., 2001. Cultural niche construction and human evolu... Read More about Cultural Niche Construction in a metapopulation.

Cultural coevolution of norm adoption and enforcement when punishers are rewarded or non-punishers are punished (2006)
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Kendal, J., Feldman, M., & Aoki, K. (2006). Cultural coevolution of norm adoption and enforcement when punishers are rewarded or non-punishers are punished. Theoretical Population Biology, 70(1), 10-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tpb.2006.01.003

A number of studies have shown that social norms can be maintained at a high frequency when norm-violators are punished. However, there remains the problem of how norm-adopters and punishers coevolve within a single group. We develop a recursive syst... Read More about Cultural coevolution of norm adoption and enforcement when punishers are rewarded or non-punishers are punished.

Correlated preferences for facial masculinity and ideal or actual partner's masculinity. (2006)
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DeBruine, L., Jones, B., Little, A., Boothroyd, L., Perrett, D., Penton-Voak, I., …Tiddeman, B. (2006). Correlated preferences for facial masculinity and ideal or actual partner's masculinity. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 273(1592), 1355-1360. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2005.3445

Studies of women's preferences for male faces have variously reported preferences for mas- culine faces, preferences for feminine faces, and no effect of masculinity-femininity on male facial attractiveness. It has been suggested that these apparentl... Read More about Correlated preferences for facial masculinity and ideal or actual partner's masculinity..

Branching, blending, and the evolution of cultural similarities and differences among human populations (2006)
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Collard, M., Shennan, S., & Tehrani, J. (2006). Branching, blending, and the evolution of cultural similarities and differences among human populations. Evolution and Human Behavior, 27(3), 169-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2005.07.003

It has been claimed that blending processes such as trade and exchange have always been more important in the evolution of cultural similarities and differences among human populations than the branching process of population fissioning. In this pape... Read More about Branching, blending, and the evolution of cultural similarities and differences among human populations.

Order and anarchy: civil society, social disorder and war (2006)
Book
Layton, R. (2006). Order and anarchy: civil society, social disorder and war. Cambridge University Press

Argues against the view that the Capitalist market economy is uniquely conducive to the creation of civil society. Shows that Locke and Ferguson identified civil society with social co-operation based on rational self- interest in all human societies... Read More about Order and anarchy: civil society, social disorder and war.