A cost for signaling: do Hadza hunter-gatherers forgo calories to show-off in an experimental context?
(2023)
Journal Article
Stibbard-Hawkes, D. N., Amir, D., & Apicella, C. L. (2023). A cost for signaling: do Hadza hunter-gatherers forgo calories to show-off in an experimental context?. Evolution and Human Behavior, 44(5), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2022.10.004
Hadza food-sharing is extremely generous and often extends to individuals outside the household. Some anthropologists have proposed that individuals, especially men, share food beyond the household in order to signal foraging skill. While correlation... Read More about A cost for signaling: do Hadza hunter-gatherers forgo calories to show-off in an experimental context?.