The anthropological record indicates that approximately 85 per cent of human societies
have permitted men to have more than one wife (polygynous marriage), and both empirical …

Human behavioral ecology (HBE) began in the mid-1970s with the application of optimal
foraging models to hunter-gatherer decisions concerning resource selection and land use …

In this book, Robert L. Kelly challenges the preconceptions that hunter-gatherers were
Paleolithic relics living in a raw state of nature, instead crafting a position that emphasizes …

Somewhere in Africa, more than a million years ago, a line of apes began to rear their young
differently than their Great Ape ancestors. From this new form of care came new ways of …

Why do people resort to plastic surgery to look young? Why are stepchildren at greatest risk
of fatal abuse? Why do we prefer gossip to algebra? Why must Dogon wives live alone in a …

The length of the human generation interval is a key parameter when using genetics to date
population divergence events. However, no consensus exists regarding the generation …

By showing how and why human nature is what it is, evolutionary theory can help us see
better what we need to do to improve the human condition. Following evolutionary theory to …

Paternal investment has long been considered responsible for the evolution of
predominantly monogamous marriage in humans. However, male–male competition …

Why are men, like other primate males, usually the aggressors and risk takers? Why do
women typically have fewer sexual partners? In Why Sex Matters, Bobbi Low ranges from …

Forms of plural marriage, or polygamy, are practiced within most of the world's cultures and
religions. The amazing variation, versatility and adaptability of polygamy underscore that it is …