Effects of evolution, ecology, and economy on human diet: insights from hunter-gatherers and other small-scale societies

H Pontzer, BM Wood - Annual Review of Nutrition, 2021 - annualreviews.org
We review the evolutionary origins of the human diet and the effects of ecology economy on
the dietary proportion of plants and animals. Humans eat more meat than other apes, a …

Meat eating by nonhuman primates: a review and synthesis

DP Watts - Journal of human evolution, 2020 - Elsevier
Most nonhuman primates prey on vertebrates. Meat-eating, defined as ingestion of
vertebrate tissue, occurs in 12 families,≥ 39 genera, and≥ 89 species. It is most common in …

[图书][B] Primate behavioral ecology

KB Strier - 2016 - taylorfrancis.com
This comprehensive introductory text integrates evolutionary, ecological, and demographic
perspectives with new results from field studies and contemporary noninvasive molecular …

Vocal signals facilitate cooperative hunting in wild chimpanzees

JG Mine, KE Slocombe, EP Willems, IC Gilby, M Yu… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Cooperation and communication likely coevolved in humans. However, the evolutionary
roots of this interdependence remain unclear. We address this issue by investigating the role …

Variation in primate decision-making under uncertainty and the roots of human economic behaviour

F De Petrillo, AG Rosati - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Uncertainty is a ubiquitous component of human economic behaviour, yet people can vary
in their preferences for risk across populations, individuals and different points in time. As …

Pathways to paternal care in primates

S Rosenbaum, JB Silk - Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Natural selection will favor male care when males have limited alternative mating
opportunities, can invest in their own offspring, and when care enhances males' fitness …

Intra-community infanticide in wild, eastern chimpanzees: a 24-year review

AE Lowe, C Hobaiter, C Asiimwe, K Zuberbühler… - Primates, 2020 - Springer
Infanticide is well documented in chimpanzees and various hypotheses have been
proposed to explain this behavior. However, since infanticide by chimpanzees is relatively …

Dental caries in wild primates: Interproximal cavities on anterior teeth

I Towle, JD Irish, KH Sabbi… - American journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Dental caries has been reported in a variety of primates, although it is still considered rare in
wild populations. In this study, 11 catarrhine primate taxa (n= 339 individuals; 7946 teeth) …

Advanced cognition in wild chimpanzees: lessons from observational studies

IC Gilby, ZP Machanda - Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Chimpanzees engage in many complex behaviors, such as cooperative hunting,
meat sharing, and the formation of coalitions.•Observations of complex behavioral patterns …

Wild chimpanzee welfare: a focus on nutrition, foraging and health to inform great ape welfare in the wild and in captivity

KF Gerstner, JD Pruetz - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Adequate nutrition is a key factor in primate reproduction, longevity, and
welfare. Thus, understanding the nutritional makeup of food choices is essential in health …