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Simulating the real origins of communication (2014)
Journal Article
Blythe, R., & Scott-Phillips, T. (2014). Simulating the real origins of communication. PLoS ONE, 9(11), Article e113636. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0113636

How communication systems emerge is a topic of relevance to several academic disciplines. Numerous existing models, both mathematical and computational, study this emergence. However, with few exceptions, these models all build some form of communica... Read More about Simulating the real origins of communication.

Suicide in Sri Lanka: The anthropology of an epidemic (2014)
Book
Widger, T. (2015). Suicide in Sri Lanka: The anthropology of an epidemic. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315743707

Why people kill themselves remains an enduring and unanswered question. With a focus on Sri Lanka, a country that for several decades has reported ‘epidemic’ levels of suicidal behaviour, this book develops a unique perspective linking the causes and... Read More about Suicide in Sri Lanka: The anthropology of an epidemic.

Primate comparative neuroscience using magnetic resonance imaging: promises and challenges (2014)
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Mars, R., Neubert, F., Verhagen, L., Sallet, J., Miller, K., Dunbar, R., & Barton, R. (2014). Primate comparative neuroscience using magnetic resonance imaging: promises and challenges. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 8, Article 298. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2014.00298

Primate comparative anatomy is an established field that has made rich and substantial contributions to neuroscience. However, the labor-intensive techniques employed mean that most comparisons are often based on a small number of species, which limi... Read More about Primate comparative neuroscience using magnetic resonance imaging: promises and challenges.

Rapid Evolution of the Cerebellum in Humans and Other Great Apes (2014)
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Barton, R., & Venditti, C. (2014). Rapid Evolution of the Cerebellum in Humans and Other Great Apes. Current Biology, 24(20), 2440-2444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.08.056

Humans’ unique cognitive abilities are usually attributed to a greatly expanded neocortex, which has been described as ‘‘the crowning achievement of evolution and the biological substrate of human mental prowess’’ [1]. The human cerebellum, however,... Read More about Rapid Evolution of the Cerebellum in Humans and Other Great Apes.

The 2D:4D digit ratio and social behaviour in wild female chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) in relation to dominance, aggression, interest in infants, affiliation and heritability (2014)
Journal Article
Howlett, C., Setchell, J., Hill, R., & Barton, R. (2015). The 2D:4D digit ratio and social behaviour in wild female chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) in relation to dominance, aggression, interest in infants, affiliation and heritability. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 69(1), 61-74. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-014-1817-5

Prenatal androgens are responsible for sex differences in behaviour and morphology in many species, causing changes in neural structure and function that persist throughout life. Some variation in the expression of behaviour between individuals of th... Read More about The 2D:4D digit ratio and social behaviour in wild female chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) in relation to dominance, aggression, interest in infants, affiliation and heritability.

Biogeographic Variation in the Diet and Behaviour of Cercopithecus mitis (2014)
Journal Article
Coleman, B., & Hill, R. (2014). Biogeographic Variation in the Diet and Behaviour of Cercopithecus mitis. Folia Primatologica, 85(5), 319-334. https://doi.org/10.1159/000368895

Primate species are characterised by variation in foraging behaviour and dietary composition across their geographic range. Here we examine how ecological conditions account for variation in the behavioural ecology of a widespread arboreal guenon, Ce... Read More about Biogeographic Variation in the Diet and Behaviour of Cercopithecus mitis.

Groups' Actions Trump Injunctive Reaction in an Incidental Observation by Young Children (2014)
Journal Article
Turner, C. R., Nielsen, M., & Collier-Baker, E. (2014). Groups' Actions Trump Injunctive Reaction in an Incidental Observation by Young Children. PLoS ONE, 9(9), Article e107375. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107375

Children's ability to use social information to direct their behavior is key to their survival and development. However, in observing adult behavior, children are confronted with multiple forms of social information that may vary in reliability and a... Read More about Groups' Actions Trump Injunctive Reaction in an Incidental Observation by Young Children.

Chimpanzees copy dominant and knowledgeable individuals: Implications for cultural diversity (2014)
Journal Article
Kendal, R., Hopper, L., Whiten, A., Brosnan, S., Lambeth, S., Schapiro, S., & Hoppitt, W. (2015). Chimpanzees copy dominant and knowledgeable individuals: Implications for cultural diversity. Evolution and Human Behavior, 36(1), 65-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2014.09.002

Evolutionary theory predicts that natural selection will fashion cognitive biases to guide when, and from whom, individuals acquire social information, but the precise nature of these biases, especially in ecologically valid group contexts, remains u... Read More about Chimpanzees copy dominant and knowledgeable individuals: Implications for cultural diversity.

A comparison of heterosexual and homosexual mating preferences in personal advertisements (2014)
Journal Article
Lawson, J., James, C., Jannson, A., Koyama, N., & Hill, R. (2014). A comparison of heterosexual and homosexual mating preferences in personal advertisements. Evolution and Human Behavior, 35(5), 408-414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2014.05.006

Human heterosexual mating preferences have been shown to conform to predictions drawn from evolutionary theory, with men and women adopting broadly distinct strategies. Attempts to reconcile sexual selection theory with homosexual behaviour have been... Read More about A comparison of heterosexual and homosexual mating preferences in personal advertisements.

Discontinuity waves as tipping points: Applications to biological & sociological systems (2014)
Journal Article
Bissell, J., & Straughan, S. (2014). Discontinuity waves as tipping points: Applications to biological & sociological systems. Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series B, 19(7), 1911-1934. https://doi.org/10.3934/dcdsb.2014.19.1911

The `tipping point' phenomenon is discussed as a mathematical object, and related to the behaviour of non-linear discontinuity waves in the dynamics of topical sociological and biological problems. The theory of such waves is applied to two illustrat... Read More about Discontinuity waves as tipping points: Applications to biological & sociological systems.

Social tipping points and Earth systems dynamics (2014)
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Bentley, R. A., Maddison, E. J., Ranner, P. H., Bissell, J. J., Caiado, C. C. C. S., Bhatanacharoen, P., Clark, T., Botha, M., Akinbami, F., Hollow, M., Michie, R., Huntley, B., Curtis, S., & Garnett, P. (2014). Social tipping points and Earth systems dynamics. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2, Article 35. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2014.00035

Recently, Early Warning Signals (EWS) have been developed to predict tipping points in Earth Systems. This discussion highlights the potential to apply EWS to human social and economic systems, which may also undergo similar critical transitions. Soc... Read More about Social tipping points and Earth systems dynamics.