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On the Outside Looking In: Biodiversity and the algebra of life. (2009)
Book Chapter
Bell, S., & Reinert, H. (2009). On the Outside Looking In: Biodiversity and the algebra of life. In J. Repic, A. Bartulovic, K. Sajovec Altshul, & E. Pasanovic (Eds.), MESS and RAMSES II, Vol. 7, Mediterranean Ethnological Summer School (327-342). Ljubljana : Znanstvena zalozba Filozofske fakultete

Genes versus culture. (2009)
Book Chapter
Tehrani, J., & Layton, R. (2009). Genes versus culture. In A. Amin, & M. O'Neill (Eds.), Thinking About Almost Everything (54 - 57). (New ed.). Profile Books

Animal culture: problems and solutions. (2009)
Book Chapter
Laland, K., Kendal, J., & Kendal, R. (2009). Animal culture: problems and solutions. In K. Laland, & B. Galef (Eds.), The Question of Animal Culture. Harvard University Press

Fashion versus reason in the creative industries (2009)
Book Chapter
Bentley, R. (2009). Fashion versus reason in the creative industries. In M. O'Brien, & S. Shennan (Eds.), Innovation in cultural systems : contributions from evolutionary anthropology (121-136). Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press

Primate sleep in phylogenetic perspective. (2009)
Book Chapter
Nunn, C., McNamara, P., Capellini, I., Preston, B., & Barton, R. (2009). Primate sleep in phylogenetic perspective. In P. McNamara, R. Barton, & C. Nunn (Eds.), Evolution of sleep. Cambridge University Press

Introduction. (2009)
Book Chapter
McNamara, P., Barton, R., & Nunn, C. (2009). Introduction. In P. McNamara, R. Barton, & C. Nunn (Eds.), Evolution of sleep. Cambridge University Press

Ecological constraints on mammalian sleep architecture. (2009)
Book Chapter
Capellini, I., McNamara, P., Preston, B., Barton, R., & Nunn, C. (2009). Ecological constraints on mammalian sleep architecture. In P. McNamara, R. Barton, & C. Nunn (Eds.), Evolution of sleep (12-34). Cambridge University Press

Conclusion: United in Discontent (2009)
Book Chapter
Kirtsoglou, E. (2009). Conclusion: United in Discontent. In D. Theodossopoulos, & E. Kirtsoglou (Eds.), United in discontent : local responses to cosmopolitanism and globalization (168-180). Berghahn Journals

Adaptive Trade-offs in the use of Social and Personal Information (2009)
Book Chapter
Kendal, R., Coolen, I., & Laland, K. (2009). Adaptive Trade-offs in the use of Social and Personal Information. In R. Dukas, & J. Ratcliffe (Eds.), Cognitive ecology II (249-271). The University of Chicago Press

In this chapter we review the redictions arising from theoretical models and outline the current empirical support for several social learning strategies, focusing largely on our own experimental studies and other recent work (Laland 2004; Kendal et... Read More about Adaptive Trade-offs in the use of Social and Personal Information.

Intimacies of Anti-globalization: Imagining Unhappy Others as Oneself in Greece (2009)
Book Chapter
Kirtsoglou, E., & Theodossopoulos, D. (2009). Intimacies of Anti-globalization: Imagining Unhappy Others as Oneself in Greece. In D. Theodossopoulos, & E. Kirtsoglou (Eds.), United in discontent : local responses to cosmopolitanism and globalization (83-102). Berghahn Journals

This chapter examines an ethnographic paradox. Anti-globalization rhetoric in Greece is predominantly articulated in terms of conspiracy theory, mistrust of other cultures and strong nationalist feelings. The same rhetoric, however, reflects a strong... Read More about Intimacies of Anti-globalization: Imagining Unhappy Others as Oneself in Greece.

Family matters: kin, demography and child health in a rural Gambian population (2009)
Book Chapter
Sear, R., & Mace, R. (2009). Family matters: kin, demography and child health in a rural Gambian population. In G. Bentley, & R. Mace (Eds.), Substitute parents : biological and social perspectives on alloparenting in human societies (50-76). Berghahn Journals

In this study, we focus on a traditional society, and assume inclusive fitness arguments largely provide an explanation for allocare. Hamilton's rule states that help will be provided to recipients by their relatives, provided that the costs of helpi... Read More about Family matters: kin, demography and child health in a rural Gambian population.

The United Arab Emirates: Economy First, Politics Second (2009)
Book Chapter
Davidson, C. M. (2009). The United Arab Emirates: Economy First, Politics Second. In J. Teitelbaum (Ed.), Political liberalization in the Persian Gulf (223-248). Hurst

The countries in the Persian (or Arab) Gulf produce about thirty percent of the planet's oil and keep around fifty-five percent of its reserves underground. The stability of the region's autocratic regimes, therefore, is vital to the world's economic... Read More about The United Arab Emirates: Economy First, Politics Second.

Illusions of freedom: Polanyi and the third sector (2009)
Book Chapter
Alexander, C. (2009). Illusions of freedom: Polanyi and the third sector. In C. Hann, & K. Hart (Eds.), Market and society : the great transformation today (221-239). Cambridge University Press

Flesh Revealed: medicine, art and anatomy (2009)
Book Chapter
Macnaughton, J. (2009). Flesh Revealed: medicine, art and anatomy. In C. Saunders, U. Maude, & J. Macnaughton (Eds.), The body and the Arts (72-86). Palgrave

Fields of Post-human Kinship (2009)
Book Chapter
Campbell, B. (2009). Fields of Post-human Kinship. In J. Edwards, & C. Salazar (Eds.), European kinship in the age of biotechnology (162-178). Berghahn Journals