Mark Pagel
Biographic Data
| ID | 188949 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark Pagel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark |
| FAMILY NAME | Pagel |
| SIGNATURE | PAGEL M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Reading |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7287-8865 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 165 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
A phylogenetic analysis of dispersal norms, descent and subsistence in Sino-Tibetans
On the origin of spaces
The modern discipline of urban morphology gives us a ground for the comparative analysis of cities, which increasingly includes specific quantitative elements. In this paper, we make a further step forward towards the definition of a general method for the classification of urban form. We draw from morphometrics and taxonomy in life sciences to propose such method, which we name ‘urban morphometrics’. We then test it on a unit of the urban landsc…
Mother Tongue Hypothesis
Comparative Method in Evolutionary Studies
Wired for Culture
Expresses an infectious sense of wonder at the uniqueness of our species; it is hard not to be affected by his enthusiasm. (Sunday Times). What explains the staggering diversity of cultures in the world? Why are there so many languages, even within small areas? Why do we rejoice in rituals and wrap ourselves in flags? In Wired for Culture Mark Pagel, the world's leading expert on human development, reveals how our facility for culture is the key …
Phylogenetic Analysis and Comparative Data
The question is often raised whether it is statistically necessary to control for phylogenetic associations in comparative studies. To investigate this question, we explore the use of a measure of phylogenetic correlation, lambda, introduced by Pagel (1999), that normally varies between 0 (phylogenetic independence) and 1 (species' traits covary in direct proportion to their shared evolutionary history). Simulations show lambda to be a statistica…
Inferring the historical patterns of biological evolution
Phylogenies and cultural evolution
The Comparative Method in Anthropology [and Comments and Reply]
The Comparative Method in Evolutionary Biology
From Darwin onward, it has been second nature for evolutionary biologists to think comparatively because comparisons establish the generality of evolutionary phenomena. Do large genomes slow down development? What lifestyles select for large brains? Are extinction rates related to body size? These are all questions for the comparative method, and this book is about how such questions can be answered. The first chapter elaborates on suitable quest…
Psychosocial influences on new born outcomes
Evolutionary Processes and Metaphors
Processes and Metaphors in Evolution Evolution Outward and Forward The Evolution of Life - An Overview of General Probelms and a Specific Study of the Origin of Genetic Code Control of Variation in Higher Plants New Genetic Mechanisms and their Implications for the Formation of New Species Operationalism, Optimality and Optimism: Suitabilities versus Adaptations of Organisms On Not Holding Nature Still: Evolution by Process, Not by Consequence Mo…
The allometric approach to species differences in brain size
Depressive thinking and depression
The mechanisms by which social supports and personality variables may buffer against psychopathology are not well understood. We studied depression, depressive cognitions, social supports, and self-esteem in a sample of 68 spouse-caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's Disease in an attempt to identify possible buffering mechanisms of the latter two variables. Specifically, we hypothesized that the well-known relation of depressive cognitions to …
Social networks
Studies of social support networks have almost exclusively measured only their positive aspects. In this research, we investigated both the helpful or positive and the upsetting or negative aspects of social networks in a longitudinal study of spouses caring for a husband or wife with Alzheimer's disease, a progressive senile dementia. Measures of helpful and upsetting aspects of the care givers' networks, derived from interviews and daily intera…
Empirical evaluation of ridge regression
Empirical evaluation of ridge regression
A comparison of three social-psychological models of attitude and behavioral plan
We compared the predictive validities of three prominent models of attitudes and behavioral decisions: Rosenberg's instrumentality-value model, Fishbein's belief-evaluation model, and Beach's adaptation of subjective expected utility theory. Seventy female undergraduates rated each of the models' components and reported their attitudes and behavioral plans toward using three different methods of contraception. With the traditional across-subjects…
Prediction of pregnancy complications
The Comparative Method in Anthropology [and Comments and Reply]
Social networks
Studies of social support networks have almost exclusively measured only their positive aspects. In this research, we investigated both the helpful or positive and the upsetting or negative aspects of social networks in a longitudinal study of spouses caring for a husband or wife with Alzheimer's disease, a progressive senile dementia. Measures of helpful and upsetting aspects of the care givers' networks, derived from interviews and daily intera…
Psychosocial influences on new born outcomes
A comparison of three social-psychological models of attitude and behavioral plan
We compared the predictive validities of three prominent models of attitudes and behavioral decisions: Rosenberg's instrumentality-value model, Fishbein's belief-evaluation model, and Beach's adaptation of subjective expected utility theory. Seventy female undergraduates rated each of the models' components and reported their attitudes and behavioral plans toward using three different methods of contraception. With the traditional across-subjects…
Prediction of pregnancy complications
Evolutionary Processes and Metaphors
Processes and Metaphors in Evolution Evolution Outward and Forward The Evolution of Life - An Overview of General Probelms and a Specific Study of the Origin of Genetic Code Control of Variation in Higher Plants New Genetic Mechanisms and their Implications for the Formation of New Species Operationalism, Optimality and Optimism: Suitabilities versus Adaptations of Organisms On Not Holding Nature Still: Evolution by Process, Not by Consequence Mo…
Depressive thinking and depression
The mechanisms by which social supports and personality variables may buffer against psychopathology are not well understood. We studied depression, depressive cognitions, social supports, and self-esteem in a sample of 68 spouse-caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's Disease in an attempt to identify possible buffering mechanisms of the latter two variables. Specifically, we hypothesized that the well-known relation of depressive cognitions to …
A comparison of three social-psychological models of attitude and behavioral plan
We compared the predictive validities of three prominent models of attitudes and behavioral decisions: Rosenberg's instrumentality-value model, Fishbein's belief-evaluation model, and Beach's adaptation of subjective expected utility theory. Seventy female undergraduates rated each of the models' components and reported their attitudes and behavioral plans toward using three different methods of contraception. With the traditional across-subjects…
Prediction of pregnancy complications
Empirical evaluation of ridge regression
Empirical evaluation of ridge regression
Depressive thinking and depression
The mechanisms by which social supports and personality variables may buffer against psychopathology are not well understood. We studied depression, depressive cognitions, social supports, and self-esteem in a sample of 68 spouse-caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's Disease in an attempt to identify possible buffering mechanisms of the latter two variables. Specifically, we hypothesized that the well-known relation of depressive cognitions to …
Social networks
Studies of social support networks have almost exclusively measured only their positive aspects. In this research, we investigated both the helpful or positive and the upsetting or negative aspects of social networks in a longitudinal study of spouses caring for a husband or wife with Alzheimer's disease, a progressive senile dementia. Measures of helpful and upsetting aspects of the care givers' networks, derived from interviews and daily intera…
The allometric approach to species differences in brain size
Evolutionary Processes and Metaphors
Processes and Metaphors in Evolution Evolution Outward and Forward The Evolution of Life - An Overview of General Probelms and a Specific Study of the Origin of Genetic Code Control of Variation in Higher Plants New Genetic Mechanisms and their Implications for the Formation of New Species Operationalism, Optimality and Optimism: Suitabilities versus Adaptations of Organisms On Not Holding Nature Still: Evolution by Process, Not by Consequence Mo…
Psychosocial influences on new born outcomes
The Comparative Method in Evolutionary Biology
From Darwin onward, it has been second nature for evolutionary biologists to think comparatively because comparisons establish the generality of evolutionary phenomena. Do large genomes slow down development? What lifestyles select for large brains? Are extinction rates related to body size? These are all questions for the comparative method, and this book is about how such questions can be answered. The first chapter elaborates on suitable quest…
The Comparative Method in Anthropology [and Comments and Reply]
Phylogenies and cultural evolution
Inferring the historical patterns of biological evolution
Phylogenetic Analysis and Comparative Data
The question is often raised whether it is statistically necessary to control for phylogenetic associations in comparative studies. To investigate this question, we explore the use of a measure of phylogenetic correlation, lambda, introduced by Pagel (1999), that normally varies between 0 (phylogenetic independence) and 1 (species' traits covary in direct proportion to their shared evolutionary history). Simulations show lambda to be a statistica…
Wired for Culture
Expresses an infectious sense of wonder at the uniqueness of our species; it is hard not to be affected by his enthusiasm. (Sunday Times). What explains the staggering diversity of cultures in the world? Why are there so many languages, even within small areas? Why do we rejoice in rituals and wrap ourselves in flags? In Wired for Culture Mark Pagel, the world's leading expert on human development, reveals how our facility for culture is the key …
Comparative Method in Evolutionary Studies
Mother Tongue Hypothesis
On the origin of spaces
The modern discipline of urban morphology gives us a ground for the comparative analysis of cities, which increasingly includes specific quantitative elements. In this paper, we make a further step forward towards the definition of a general method for the classification of urban form. We draw from morphometrics and taxonomy in life sciences to propose such method, which we name ‘urban morphometrics’. We then test it on a unit of the urban landsc…
A phylogenetic analysis of dispersal norms, descent and subsistence in Sino-Tibetans
Psychology (12 works) · Biology (8 works) · Evolutionary biology (7 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Evolution and Paleontology Studies (4 works) · Genetic diversity and population structure (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Mathematics (4 works) · Phylogenetic tree (4 works)