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Contemporary Obsessions with Time and the Promise of the Future (2017)
Book Chapter
Abram, S. (2017). Contemporary Obsessions with Time and the Promise of the Future. In J. F. Salazar, S. Pink, A. Irving, & J. Sjöberg (Eds.), Anthropologies and futures : researching emerging and uncertain worlds (61-82). Bloomsbury Academic

Adaptive Radiation (2017)
Book Chapter
Elton, S. (2017). Adaptive Radiation. In A. Fuentes (Ed.), The international encyclopedia of primatology. John Wiley and Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119179313.wbprim0207

Adaptive radiation is the rapid diversification, from a single common ancestor, of a group of species whose members exhibit a diverse array of adaptations and occupy different ecological niches. Numerous adaptive radiations are evident in the primate... Read More about Adaptive Radiation.

Paleobiology and behavior (2017)
Book Chapter
Elton, S. (2017). Paleobiology and behavior. In A. Fuentes (Ed.), The international encyclopedia of primatology. John Wiley and Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119179313.wbprim0485

Paleobiology, the study of ancient life, gives us a window onto the habits, biology, and behavior of individuals and species that are now extinct. Although extinct species cannot be observed directly, their paleobiology and behavior can be inferred f... Read More about Paleobiology and behavior.

Palaeoenvironmental and sea-level change (2017)
Book Chapter
Elton, S. (2017). Palaeoenvironmental and sea-level change. In A. Fuentes (Ed.), The international encyclopedia of primatology. John Wiley and Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119179313.wbprim0481

Ancient environmental and sea-level changes are very likely to have played key roles in primate speciation, extinction, adaptation, and dispersal. Most modern primates are ecologically dependent on trees and inhabit tropical environments, and the sam... Read More about Palaeoenvironmental and sea-level change.

International Journal of Primatology (2017)
Book Chapter
Setchell, J. (2017). International Journal of Primatology. In A. Fuentes (Ed.), The international encyclopedia of primatology. John Wiley and Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119179313.wbprim0196

The International Journal of Primatology is an official publication of the International Primatological Society, published by Springer. It is devoted to fundamental research on primates and aims to promote the survival of the primate populations of t... Read More about International Journal of Primatology.

Dunbar, R.I.M. (Robin Ian MacDonald) (2017)
Book Chapter
Hill, R. (2017). Dunbar, R.I.M. (Robin Ian MacDonald). In A. Fuentes (Ed.), The international encyclopaedia of primatology. John Wiley and Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119179313.wbprim0348

Robin Dunbar is a leading figure in British primatology. Since his early work on the social and reproductive strategies of gelada baboons in the 1970s, his research has focused on the evolution of sociality in primates. He has made significant contri... Read More about Dunbar, R.I.M. (Robin Ian MacDonald).

Pliocene primates (2017)
Book Chapter
Elton, S. (2017). Pliocene primates. In A. Fuentes (Ed.), The international encyclopedia of primatology. John Wiley and Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119179313.wbprim0476

The Pliocene fossil record is dominated by Old World monkeys and hominins. Pliocene lemur, loris, tarsier, New World monkey, and great ape fossils are nonexistent, and very few fossils of galagos and gibbons have been found. All known Pliocene primat... Read More about Pliocene primates.

Lee, Phyllis C (2017)
Book Chapter
Setchell, J. (2017). Lee, Phyllis C. In A. Fuentes (Ed.), The international encyclopedia of primatology. John Wiley and Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119179313.wbprim0032

Phyllis C. Lee is Professor of Psychology at Stirling University, Scotland. She has conducted fieldwork on baboons, vervet monkeys, and elephants since 1975. Her research interests focus on physical growth; cognitive and social development; behaviora... Read More about Lee, Phyllis C.

Im/mobile method/ologies (2017)
Book Chapter
Abram, S. (2017). Im/mobile method/ologies. In A. Elliot, R. Norum, & N. Salazar (Eds.), Methodologies of mobility : ethnography and experiment (195-200). Berghahn Books

The Impact of Antisemitism and Islamophobia on Jewish-Muslim Relations in the UK: Memory, Experience, Context (2017)
Book Chapter
Egorova, Y., & Ahmed, F. (2017). The Impact of Antisemitism and Islamophobia on Jewish-Muslim Relations in the UK: Memory, Experience, Context. In J. Renton, & B. Gidley (Eds.), Antisemitism and Islamophobia in Europe : a shared story? (283-301). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-41302-4_11

The relationship between the Jewish and Muslim communities of Europe is often constructed by public discourse as polarised due to the Israel–Palestine conflict. Indeed, in the summer of 2014, the mass media presented numerous reports suggesting that... Read More about The Impact of Antisemitism and Islamophobia on Jewish-Muslim Relations in the UK: Memory, Experience, Context.

Learning to Meet (or How to talk to Chairs) (2017)
Book Chapter
Abram, S. (2017). Learning to Meet (or How to talk to Chairs). In J. Sandler, & R. Thedvall (Eds.), Meeting ethnography : meetings as key technologies of contemporary governance, development, and resistance (46-68). Routledge

This chapter considers formalized meetings in local authorities, (or councils), primarily in Britain and Norway. Such local authorities, instances of the state at the local level, use standard formats for meetings between elected representatives, adm... Read More about Learning to Meet (or How to talk to Chairs).

Psychedelic Nonwriting (2016)
Book Chapter
Noorani, T. (2016). Psychedelic Nonwriting. In J. Brigstocke, & T. Noorani (Eds.), Listening With Non-human Others. ARN Press

Rebellion and Co-Morbidity (2016)
Book Chapter
Wainwright, M. (2016). Rebellion and Co-Morbidity. In L. Manderson, A. Hardon, & E. Cartwright (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Medical Anthropology. Routledge

Launching More-than-human Investigations (2016)
Book Chapter
Noorani, T., & Liebert, R. (2016). Launching More-than-human Investigations. In J. Brigstocke, & T. Noorani (Eds.), Listening with Non-human Others. ARN Press

Baby-Lag: Methods for assessing parental tiredness and fatigue (2016)
Book Chapter
Rudzik, A. E., & Ball, H. L. (2016). Baby-Lag: Methods for assessing parental tiredness and fatigue. In L. L. Seivert, & D. E. Brown (Eds.), Biological measures of human experience across the lifespan : making visible the invisible (29-46). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44103-0_3

Altered sleep patterns, inadequate sleep, and fatigue are extremely common among new parents and form a major part of postpartum life. The first months of a new infant’s life are a time of extensive adjustment for families, and the experience of new... Read More about Baby-Lag: Methods for assessing parental tiredness and fatigue.

Social Learning, Intelligence, and Brain Evolution. (2016)
Book Chapter
Street, S., & Laland, K. (2016). Social Learning, Intelligence, and Brain Evolution. In S. V. Shepherd (Ed.), The Wiley Handbook of Evolutionary Neuroscience (495-513). John Wiley and Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118316757.ch18

Social learning-learning influenced by observation of, or interaction with, other animals -allows individuals to acquire information, concerning, for instance, the location and quality of food, mates, predators, rivals, and pathways, as well as forag... Read More about Social Learning, Intelligence, and Brain Evolution..