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The evolution of inequality by Mattison, Siobhán M., Smith, Eric A., Shenk, Mary K., Cochrane, Ethan E.

“…Understanding how systems of political and economic inequality evolved from relatively egalitarian origins has long been a focus of anthropological inquiry…”
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Paternal Investment and the Positive Effects of Fathers among the Matrilineal Mosuo of Southwest China by Mattison, Siobhán M., Scelza, Brooke, Blumenfield, Tami

“…The matrilineal Mosuo of Southwest China have been described as the only human society that lacks fathers and husbands. These claims are based on ethnographic…”
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The expendable male hypothesis by Mattison, Siobhán M, Quinlan, Robert J, Hare, Darragh

“…Matriliny is a system of kinship in which descent and inheritance are conferred along the female line. The theoretically influential concept of the matrilineal…”
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Does gender structure social networks across domains of cooperation? An exploration of gendered networks among matrilineal and patrilineal Mosuo by Mattison, Siobhán M, MacLaren, Neil G, Sum, Chun-Yi, Shenk, Mary K, Blumenfield, Tami, Wander, Katherine

“…Cooperative networks are essential features of human society. Evolutionary theory hypothesizes that networks are used differently by men and women, yet the…”
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The evolution of female-biased kinship in humans and other mammals by Mattison, Siobhán M, Shenk, Mary K, Thompson, Melissa Emery, Borgerhoff Mulder, Monique, Fortunato, Laura

“…Female-biased kinship (FBK) arises in numerous species and in diverse human cultures, suggesting deep evolutionary roots to female-oriented social structures…”
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Gender disparities in material and educational resources differ by kinship system by Mattison, Siobhán M, Mattison, Peter M, Beheim, Bret A, Liu, Ruizhe, Blumenfield, Tami, Sum, Chun-Yi, Shenk, Mary K, Seabright, Edmond, Alami, Sarah

“…Contemporary inequality exists at an unprecedented scale. Social scientists have emphasized the role played by material wealth in driving its escalation…”
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Women's subsistence strategies predict fertility across cultures, but context matters by Page, Abigail E, Ringen, Erik J, Koster, Jeremy, Borgerhoff Mulder, Monique, Kramer, Karen, Shenk, Mary K, Stieglitz, Jonathan, Starkweather, Kathrine, Ziker, John P, Boyette, Adam H, Colleran, Heidi, Moya, Cristina, Du, Juan, Mattison, Siobhán M, Greaves, Russell, Sum, Chun-Yi, Liu, Ruizhe, Lew-Levy, Sheina, Kiabiya Ntamboudila, Francy, Prall, Sean, Towner, Mary C, Blumenfield, Tami, Migliano, Andrea B, Major-Smith, Daniel, Dyble, Mark, Salali, Gul Deniz, Chaudhary, Nikhil, Derkx, Inez E, Ross, Cody T, Scelza, Brooke A, Gurven, Michael D, Winterhalder, Bruce P, Cortez, Carmen, Pacheco-Cobos, Luis, Schacht, Ryan, Macfarlan, Shane J, Leonetti, Donna, French, Jennifer C, Alam, Nurul, Zohora, Fatema Tuz, Kaplan, Hillard S, Hooper, Paul L, Sear, Rebecca

“…While it is commonly assumed that farmers have higher, and foragers lower, fertility compared to populations practicing other forms of subsistence, robust…”
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Social support, nutrition and health among women in rural Bangladesh: complex tradeoffs in allocare, kin proximity and support network size by Shenk, Mary K, Morse, Anne, Mattison, Siobhán M, Sear, Rebecca, Alam, Nurul, Raqib, Rubhana, Kumar, Anjan, Haque, Farjana, Blumenfield, Tami, Shaver, John, Sosis, Richard, Wander, Katherine

“…Malnutrition among women of reproductive age is a significant public health concern in low- and middle-income countries. Of particular concern are…”
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Modernizing Evolutionary Anthropology: Introduction to the Special Issue by Mattison, Siobhán M., Sear, Rebecca

“…Evolutionary anthropology has traditionally focused on the study of small-scale, largely self-sufficient societies. The increasing rarity of these societies…”
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The evolutionary ecology of early weaning in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania by Wander, Katherine, Mattison, Siobhán M.

“…Public health recommendations promote prolonged breastfeeding of all children; however, parental investment (PI) theory predicts that breastfeeding will be…”
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Matriliny reverses gender disparities in inflammation and hypertension among the Mosuo of China by Reynolds, Adam Z., Wander, Katherine, Sum, Chun-Yi, Su, Mingjie, Thompson, Melissa Emery, Hooper, Paul L., Li, Hui, Shenk, Mary K., Starkweather, Kathrine E., Blumenfield, Tami, Mattison, Siobhán M.

“…Women experience higher morbidity than men, despite living longer. This is often attributed to biological differences between the sexes; however, the majority…”
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Breastfeeding over two years is associated with longer birth intervals, but not measures of growth or health, among children in Kilimanjaro, TZ by Mattison, Siobhán M., Wander, Katherine, Hinde, Katie

“…Objectives Breastfeeding has been associated with numerous health and well‐being benefits for both children and their mothers, including prolonging the birth…”
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Human Life Histories are Flexible, Not Fixed by Mattison, Siobhán M., Reynolds, Adam Z., Wander, Katherine

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Evolutionary Contributions to Solving the “Matrilineal Puzzle”: A Test of Holden, Sear, and Mace’s Model by Mattison, Siobhán M.

“…Matriliny has long been debated by anthropologists positing either its primitive or its puzzling nature. More recently, evolutionary anthropologists have…”
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Hierarchy, Resentment, and Pride: Politics of Identity and Belonging among Mosuo, Yi, and Han in Southwest China by Sum, Chun-Yi, Blumenfield, Tami, Shenk, Mary K., Mattison, Siobhán M.

“…How do non-Han populations in China navigate the paradoxical expectations to become “proper” Chinese citizens, like the majority Han, while retaining pride in…”
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Differences between sons and daughters in the intergenerational transmission of wealth by Borgerhoff Mulder, Monique, Towner, Mary C, Baldini, Ryan, Beheim, Bret A, Bowles, Samuel, Colleran, Heidi, Gurven, Michael, Kramer, Karen L, Mattison, Siobhán M, Nolin, David A, Scelza, Brooke A, Schniter, Eric, Sear, Rebecca, Shenk, Mary K, Voland, Eckart, Ziker, John

“…Persistent interest lies in gender inequality, especially with regard to the favouring of sons over daughters. Economists are concerned with how privilege is…”
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Patterns of paternal investment predict cross-cultural variation in jealous response by Scelza, Brooke A., Prall, Sean P., Blumenfield, Tami, Crittenden, Alyssa N., Gurven, Michael, Kline, Michelle, Koster, Jeremy, Kushnick, Geoff, Mattison, Siobhán M., Pillsworth, Elizabeth, Shenk, Mary K., Starkweather, Kathrine, Stieglitz, Jonathan, Sum, Chun-Yi, Yamaguchi, Kyoko, McElreath, Richard

“…Long-lasting, romantic partnerships are a universal feature of human societies, but almost as ubiquitous is the risk of instability when one partner strays…”
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High‐altitude adaptations mitigate risk for hypertension and diabetes‐associated anemia by Wander, Katherine, Su, Mingjie, Mattison, Peter M., Sum, Chun‐Yi, Witt, Christopher C., Shenk, Mary K., Blumenfield, Tami, Li, Hui, Mattison, Siobhán M.

“…Background Human populations native to high altitude exhibit numerous genetic adaptations to hypobaric hypoxia. Among Tibetan plateau peoples, these include…”
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Evolutionary Contributions to Solving the "Matrilineal Puzzle" by Mattison, Siobhan M

“…Issue Title: Special Issue on Kinship: Quantitative and Evolutionary Approaches Matriliny has long been debated by anthropologists positing either its…”
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Market integration, income inequality, and kinship system among the Mosuo of China by Mattison, Siobhán M., MacLaren, Neil, Sum, Chun-Yi, Mattison, Peter M., Liu, Ruizhe, Shenk, Mary K., Blumenfield, Tami, Su, Mingjie, Li, Hui, Wander, Katherine

“…Increased access to defensible material wealth is hypothesised to escalate inequality. Market integration, which creates novel opportunities in cash economies,…”
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