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Department of Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture

The Department of Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture investigates the role of culture in human evolution and adaptation. The primary goal is to theorize, design, and conduct longitudinal studies of human adaptation and cultural dynamics in ecological context. By integrating cross-cultural fieldwork with mathematical models and advanced quantitative methods, we hope to contribute to the interdisciplinary study of human evolution and human social dynamics.

Please see the Projects and Fieldwork links on the right for much more information.
 

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When the city comes to you, get flexible; when you go to the city, be persistent

Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture

Researchers find that foraging behavior breadth, persistence, and variability of flexibility could facilitate…

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Beyond the alpha male

Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture

Primate studies challenge male-dominance norms

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Language connection discovered in chimpanzee brains

Human OriginsHuman Behavior, Ecology and Culture

The architecture for complex communication already existed in the common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees

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