Human behavioral ecology (HBE) is the study of human behavior from an adaptive
perspective. It focuses in particular on how human behavior varies with ecological context …

Decades of research on human fertility has presented a clear picture of how fertility varies,
including its dramatic decline over the last two centuries in most parts of the world. Why …

T his chapter considers the evolutionary biology of human fertility, parental investment, and
mating and is designed to provide a broad overview of the topic. It focuses on three themes …

On the basis of church register entries from the Krummhörn region (Ostfriesland, Germany,
1720–1874) we looked at whether the existence of grandmothers had an impact on the …

Cooperative behavior is a hallmark of the primate order. Cooperation is therefore an area of
intensive theoretical research in biology, anthropology, political sciences and economics, as …

Multidisciplinary perspectives on the cultural and evolutionary foundations of children's
attachment relationships and on the consequences for education, counseling, and policy. It …

Is fertility relevant to evolutionary analyses conducted in modern industrial societies? This
question has been the subject of a highly contentious debate, beginning in the late 1980s …

We analyzed data from the historic population of the Krummhörn (Ostfriesland, Germany,
1720-1874) to determine the effects of grandparents in general and grandmothers in …

Human behavioural ecology emerged in the mid-1970s as a result of applying the theory of
evolution by natural selection in order to understand human behaviour. Using explicit …

Life History Theory predicts that extrinsic mortality risk is one of the most important factors
shaping (human) life histories. Evidence from contemporary populations suggests that …