Robert T Boyd
Biographic Data
| ID | 198813 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert T Boyd |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert T |
| FAMILY NAME | Boyd |
| SIGNATURE | BOYD R T |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Hunter-Gatherer Inter-Band Interaction Rates: Implications for Cumulative Culture
Our species exhibits spectacular success due to cumulative culture. While cognitive evolution of social learning mechanisms may be partially responsible for adaptive human culture, features of early human social structure may also play a role by increasing the number potential models from which to learn innovations. We present interview data on interactions between same-sex adult dyads of Ache and Hadza hunter-gatherers living in multiple distinc…
The Legacy of Introduced Disease: The Southern Coast Salish
The purpose of this paper is to develop more fully for the Southern Coast Salish the recently published chronology that describes and analyzes the effects of European-introduced diseases and illnesses on the aboriginal populations of the Northwest Coast. A brief description of aboriginal population estimates and social structure is followed by a discussion of the nature of indigenous diseases and illnesses; last we present an analysis of the impa…
Seasonal population movement along the lower Columbia river: The Social and Ecological Context
Comparison of two versions of Lewis and Clark's "Estimate of the Western Indians" indicates substantial seasonal variation in lower Columbia river populations. Estimates made in fall assumedly represent resident winter Chinookan populations; higher estimates made the following spring suggest seasonal migration of non-riverine people to riverbank fisheries. The Wappato Valley, with comparatively abundant early spring resources, averaged 244 percen…
Another Look at the "Fever and Ague" of Western Oregon
There has been some question about the identity of the illness variously called and or intermittent which appeared among the Indians of the lower Columbia and Willamette Valleys in the early 1830's. After a review of available evidence, this paper concludes that the disease was malaria and attempts a reconstruction of the events surrounding its appearance. Identification of fever and ague as malaria facilitates the formation of certain hypotheses…
Seasonal population movement along the lower Columbia river: The Social and Ecological Context
Comparison of two versions of Lewis and Clark's "Estimate of the Western Indians" indicates substantial seasonal variation in lower Columbia river populations. Estimates made in fall assumedly represent resident winter Chinookan populations; higher estimates made the following spring suggest seasonal migration of non-riverine people to riverbank fisheries. The Wappato Valley, with comparatively abundant early spring resources, averaged 244 percen…
Another Look at the "Fever and Ague" of Western Oregon
There has been some question about the identity of the illness variously called and or intermittent which appeared among the Indians of the lower Columbia and Willamette Valleys in the early 1830's. After a review of available evidence, this paper concludes that the disease was malaria and attempts a reconstruction of the events surrounding its appearance. Identification of fever and ague as malaria facilitates the formation of certain hypotheses…
The Legacy of Introduced Disease: The Southern Coast Salish
The purpose of this paper is to develop more fully for the Southern Coast Salish the recently published chronology that describes and analyzes the effects of European-introduced diseases and illnesses on the aboriginal populations of the Northwest Coast. A brief description of aboriginal population estimates and social structure is followed by a discussion of the nature of indigenous diseases and illnesses; last we present an analysis of the impa…
Another Look at the "Fever and Ague" of Western Oregon
There has been some question about the identity of the illness variously called and or intermittent which appeared among the Indians of the lower Columbia and Willamette Valleys in the early 1830's. After a review of available evidence, this paper concludes that the disease was malaria and attempts a reconstruction of the events surrounding its appearance. Identification of fever and ague as malaria facilitates the formation of certain hypotheses…
Seasonal population movement along the lower Columbia river: The Social and Ecological Context
Comparison of two versions of Lewis and Clark's "Estimate of the Western Indians" indicates substantial seasonal variation in lower Columbia river populations. Estimates made in fall assumedly represent resident winter Chinookan populations; higher estimates made the following spring suggest seasonal migration of non-riverine people to riverbank fisheries. The Wappato Valley, with comparatively abundant early spring resources, averaged 244 percen…
The Legacy of Introduced Disease: The Southern Coast Salish
The purpose of this paper is to develop more fully for the Southern Coast Salish the recently published chronology that describes and analyzes the effects of European-introduced diseases and illnesses on the aboriginal populations of the Northwest Coast. A brief description of aboriginal population estimates and social structure is followed by a discussion of the nature of indigenous diseases and illnesses; last we present an analysis of the impa…
Hunter-Gatherer Inter-Band Interaction Rates: Implications for Cumulative Culture
Our species exhibits spectacular success due to cumulative culture. While cognitive evolution of social learning mechanisms may be partially responsible for adaptive human culture, features of early human social structure may also play a role by increasing the number potential models from which to learn innovations. We present interview data on interactions between same-sex adult dyads of Ache and Hadza hunter-gatherers living in multiple distinc…
Geography (4 works) · Archaeology and Natural History (2 works) · Biology (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · History (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · American Environmental and Regional History (1 works) · American History and Culture (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works)