Literature in evolutionary psychology suggests that mate choice has been the primary
mechanism of sexual selection in humans, but this conclusion conforms neither to …

This article evaluates theories of the origins of sex differences in human behavior. It reviews
the cross-cultural evidence on the behavior of women and men in nonindustrial societies …

The social brain hypothesis posits that social complexity is the primary driver of primate
cognitive complexity, and that social pressures ultimately led to the evolution of the large …

" A dazzlingly erudite synthesis of history, philosophy, anthropology, genetics, sociology,
economics, epidemiology, statistics, and more"(Frank Bruni, The New York Times), Blueprint …

In more than 95% of mammalian species, males provide little direct investment in the well-
being of their offspring. Humans are one notable exception to this pattern and, to date, the …

Within-group variation in sociality has been linked to correlates of fitness across vertebrates.
Individuals that form strong social bonds with a few partners, or are well integrated into a …

From the snub-nosed monkeys of China to the mountain gorillas of central Africa, our closest
nonhuman relatives are in critical danger worldwide. A recent report, for example, warns that …

Sexual dimorphism is a pervasive phenomenon among anthropoid primates. Comparative
analyses over the past 30 years have greatly expanded our understanding of both variation …

The Rise of Homo sapiens provides an unrivalled interdisciplinary introduction to the subject
of hominin cognitive evolution that is appropriate for general audiences and students in …

Many of the unresolved debates in palaeoanthropology regarding evolution of particular
locomotor or manipulative behaviours are founded in differing opinions about the functional …