Department of Evolutionary Anthropology
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Research
- Ape Behaviour and Ecology (APE)
- Comparative Communication and Cognition (CCCG)
- Evolutionary Cognition Group (ECG)
- Evolutionary Genetics Group (EGG)
- Human Evolutionary Ecology (HEE)
- Hominin Evolution Group (HEG)
- Human Evolutionary Ecophysiology (HEEP)
- Primate Reproductive Strategies and Socioendocrinology (PRSS)
- Primate Social Evolution (PSEG)
News
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Responses of mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) to deceased infants
Drawing on 21 years of data from 141 infant deaths, this study shows that mountain gorilla mothers frequently carry deceased infants, with patterns shaped by infant age and cause of death. Findings highlight attachment bonds, caregiving roles and primate responses to death.
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Not All Stress Is the Same: Variable Associations Between Psychosocial Stressors and Urinary Cortisol Rhythms in a Small-Scale Subsistence Society
Among Tsimane adults in Bolivia, different stressors—food insecurity, social conflict and economic problems—were linked to distinct daily cortisol patterns. Results reveal complex associations between stress, health and HPA-axis function in a subsistence society.
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PhD Defence Svenja Marfurt
From Shallow Markers to Deep Genomes: Seascape Genomics of Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) across Past, Present, and Future Oceans