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Convergent evolution of elaborate nests as structural defences in birds (2022)
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Street, S. E., Jaques, R., & De Silva, T. N. (2022). Convergent evolution of elaborate nests as structural defences in birds. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 289(1989), Article 20221734. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.1734

The pendent nests of some weaverbird and icterid species are among the most complex structures built by any animal, but why they have evolved remains to be explained. The precarious attachments and extended entrance tunnels characteristic of these ne... Read More about Convergent evolution of elaborate nests as structural defences in birds.

Toys as Teachers: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Object Use and Enskillment in Hunter--Gatherer Societies (2022)
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Riede, F., Lew-Levy, S., Johannsen, N. N., Johannsen, N. N., Lavi, N., & Andersen, M. M. (2023). Toys as Teachers: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Object Use and Enskillment in Hunter--Gatherer Societies. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, 30, 32--63. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10816-022-09593-3

Studies of cultural transmission—whether approached by archaeological or ethnographic means—have made great strides in identifying formal teaching and learning arrangements, which in turn can be closely aligned with models of social learning. While n... Read More about Toys as Teachers: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Object Use and Enskillment in Hunter--Gatherer Societies.

The social learning and development of intra-and inter-ethnic sharing norms in the Congo Basin: A registered report protocol (2022)
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Pope-Caldwell, S., Lew-Levy, S., Maurits, L., Boyette, A. H., Boyette, A. H., Ellis-Davies, K., Haun, D., Over, H., House, B. R., & House, B. R. (2022). The social learning and development of intra-and inter-ethnic sharing norms in the Congo Basin: A registered report protocol. PLoS ONE, 17(11), e0276845. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276845

Compared to other species, the extent of human cooperation is unparalleled. Such cooperation is coordinated between community members via social norms. Developmental research has demonstrated that very young children are sensitive to social norms, an... Read More about The social learning and development of intra-and inter-ethnic sharing norms in the Congo Basin: A registered report protocol.

A systematic review of sex differences in rough and tumble play across non-human mammals (2022)
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Marley, C. L., Pollard, T. M., Barton, R. A., & Street, S. E. (2022). A systematic review of sex differences in rough and tumble play across non-human mammals. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 76(12), Article 158. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-022-03260-z

It is widely believed that juvenile male mammals typically engage in higher rates of rough and tumble play (RTP) than do females, in preparation for adult roles involving intense physical competition between males. The consistency of this sex differe... Read More about A systematic review of sex differences in rough and tumble play across non-human mammals.

Kin, friends, philanthronationalists: “Relations” as a modality of colonial and post-colonial charity in Sri Lanka (2022)
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Widger, T. (2023). Kin, friends, philanthronationalists: “Relations” as a modality of colonial and post-colonial charity in Sri Lanka. Ethnography, 24(3), 432-449. https://doi.org/10.1177/14661381221134402

Through an historical ethnographic analysis of Sri Lanka’s oldest charity, the Colombo Friend-in-Need Society, this article explores changing modalities of humanitarian “relations” in colonial and post-colonial contexts. For two hundred years, “the S... Read More about Kin, friends, philanthronationalists: “Relations” as a modality of colonial and post-colonial charity in Sri Lanka.

The nature of third‐millennium settlement: The example of al‐Tikha (Rustaq) an Umm an‐Nar site on the Batinah coast of Oman (2022)
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Deadman, W. M., Kennet, D., de Vreeze, M., & al‐Jahwari, N. S. (2022). The nature of third‐millennium settlement: The example of al‐Tikha (Rustaq) an Umm an‐Nar site on the Batinah coast of Oman. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 33(1), https://doi.org/10.1111/aae.12218

al-Tikha is a mid to large Umm an-Nar (c. 2700–2000 BC) settlement situated near Rustaq at the back of the Southern Batinah coastal plain in the Sultanate of Oman that was discovered (or rediscovered) in 2014. The site is unique because its layout an... Read More about The nature of third‐millennium settlement: The example of al‐Tikha (Rustaq) an Umm an‐Nar site on the Batinah coast of Oman.

Large-scale mammal monitoring: the potential of a citizen science camera-trapping project in the United Kingdom (2022)
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Hsing, P.-Y., Hill, R., Smith, G., Bradley, S., Green, S., Kent, V., Mason, S., Rees, J., Whittingham, M., Cokill, J., scientists, M. C., & Stephens, P. (2022). Large-scale mammal monitoring: the potential of a citizen science camera-trapping project in the United Kingdom. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 3(4), Article e12180. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12180

1. In light of global biodiversity loss, there is an increasing need for large-scale wildlife monitoring. This is difficult for mammals, since they can be elusive and nocturnal. In the United Kingdom (UK), there is a lack of systematic, widespread ma... Read More about Large-scale mammal monitoring: the potential of a citizen science camera-trapping project in the United Kingdom.

The Association Between the Bared-Teeth Display and Social Dominance in Captive Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) (2022)
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Kim, Y., Vlaeyen, J., Heesen, R., Clay, Z., & Kret, M. (2022). The Association Between the Bared-Teeth Display and Social Dominance in Captive Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Affective Science, 3(4), 749-760. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42761-022-00138-1

Humans use smiles — widely observed emotional expressions — in a variety of social situations, of which the meaning varies depending on social relationship and the context in which it is displayed. The homologue of the human smile in non-human primat... Read More about The Association Between the Bared-Teeth Display and Social Dominance in Captive Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes).

Global drivers of variation in cup nest size in passerine birds (2022)
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Vanadzina, K., Street, S. E., Healy, S. D., Laland, K. N., & Sheard, C. (2023). Global drivers of variation in cup nest size in passerine birds. Journal of Animal Ecology, 92(2), https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13815

The size of a bird's nest can play a key role in ensuring reproductive success and is determined by a variety of factors. The primary function of the nest is to protect offspring from the environment and predators. Field studies in a number of passer... Read More about Global drivers of variation in cup nest size in passerine birds.

Camera trapping with photos and videos: implications for ecology and citizen science (2022)
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Green, S. E., Stephens, P. A., Whittingham, M. J., & Hill, R. A. (2023). Camera trapping with photos and videos: implications for ecology and citizen science. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, 9(2), 268-283. https://doi.org/10.1002/rse2.309

Camera traps are increasingly used in wildlife monitoring and citizen science to address an array of ecological questions on a wide variety of species. However, despite the ability of modern camera traps to capture high-quality video, the majority of... Read More about Camera trapping with photos and videos: implications for ecology and citizen science.

Does Group Contact Shape Styles of Pictorial Representation? A Case Study of Australian Rock Art (2022)
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Granito, C., Tehrani, J., Kendal, J., & Scott-Phillips, T. (2022). Does Group Contact Shape Styles of Pictorial Representation? A Case Study of Australian Rock Art. Human Nature, 33(3), 237-260. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12110-022-09430-2

Image-making is a nearly universal human behavior, yet the visual strategies and conventions to represent things in pictures vary greatly over time and space. In particular, pictorial styles can differ in their degree of figurativeness, varying from... Read More about Does Group Contact Shape Styles of Pictorial Representation? A Case Study of Australian Rock Art.

(Super-)cultural clustering explains gender differences too (2022)
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Boothroyd, L. G., & Cross, C. P. (2022). (Super-)cultural clustering explains gender differences too. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 45, Article e156. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x21001539

The target paper shows how cultural adaptations to ecological problems can underpin “paradoxical” patterns of phenotypic variation. We argue: (1) Gendered social learning is a cultural adaptation to an ecological problem. (2) In evolutionarily novel... Read More about (Super-)cultural clustering explains gender differences too.

Sociocultural drivers of body image and eating disorder risk in rural Nicaraguan women (2022)
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Thornborrow, T., Evans, E., Tovee, M., & Boothroyd, L. (2022). Sociocultural drivers of body image and eating disorder risk in rural Nicaraguan women. Journal of eating disorders, 10(1), Article 133. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-022-00656-0

Objective: Technological and economic globalisation has been suggested as a cause of increasing rates of body dissatisfaction and eating disorders globally, especially as regards the impact of mass media on internalised body ideals. This process is r... Read More about Sociocultural drivers of body image and eating disorder risk in rural Nicaraguan women.

Patterns of predation and meat-eating by chacma baboons in an Afromontane environment (2022)
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Allan, A. T., LaBarge, L. R., Howlett, C., Bailey, A. L., Jones, B., Mason, Z., Pinfield, T., Schröder, F., Whitaker, A., White, A. F., Wilkinson, H., & Hill, R. A. (2023). Patterns of predation and meat-eating by chacma baboons in an Afromontane environment. Folia Primatologica, 94(1), 13-36. https://doi.org/10.1163/14219980-bja10004

Meat-eating among non-human primates has been well documented but its prevalence among Afromontane baboons is understudied. In this study we report the predatory and meat-eating behaviours of a habituated group of gray-footed chacma baboons (Papio ur... Read More about Patterns of predation and meat-eating by chacma baboons in an Afromontane environment.

The evolutionary drivers of primate scleral coloration (2022)
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Mearing, A. S., Burkart, J. M., Dunn, J., Street, S. E., & Koops, K. (2022). The evolutionary drivers of primate scleral coloration. Scientific Reports, 12, Article 14119. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-18275-9

The drivers of divergent scleral morphologies in primates are currently unclear, though white sclerae are often assumed to underlie human hyper-cooperative behaviours. Humans are unusual in possessing depigmented sclerae whereas many other extant pri... Read More about The evolutionary drivers of primate scleral coloration.

Cognitive flexibility supports the development of cumulative cultural learning in children (2022)
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Davis, S., Rawlings, B., Clegg, J. M., Ikejimba, D., Watson-Jones, R. E., Whiten, A., & Legare, C. H. (2022). Cognitive flexibility supports the development of cumulative cultural learning in children. Scientific Reports, 12, Article 14073. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-18231-7

This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) a... Read More about Cognitive flexibility supports the development of cumulative cultural learning in children.

Flexible signalling strategies by victims mediate post-conflict interactions in bonobos (2022)
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Heesen, R., Austry, D., Upton, Z., & Clay, Z. (2022). Flexible signalling strategies by victims mediate post-conflict interactions in bonobos. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 377(1860), https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2021.0310

Compared to other animals, humans supposedly excel at voluntarily controlling and strategically displaying emotional signals. Yet, new data shows that nonhuman great apes' emotion expressions may also be subject to voluntary control. A key context to... Read More about Flexible signalling strategies by victims mediate post-conflict interactions in bonobos.

Cortisol metabolites vary with environmental conditions, predation risk, and human shields in a wild primate, Cercopithecus albogularis (2022)
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LaBarge, L. R., Allan, A. T., Berman, C. M., Hill, R. A., & Margulis, S. W. (2022). Cortisol metabolites vary with environmental conditions, predation risk, and human shields in a wild primate, Cercopithecus albogularis. Hormones and Behavior, 145, Article 105237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2022.105237

Environmental challenges are often associated with physiological changes in wildlife that allow animals to maintain homeostasis. Among these, scarcity in resources, and risks from predators, competitors, and humans can all result in psychological and... Read More about Cortisol metabolites vary with environmental conditions, predation risk, and human shields in a wild primate, Cercopithecus albogularis.