Robert W Boyd

Biographic Data

ID5294002
NAMERobert W Boyd
GIVEN NAMESRobert W
FAMILY NAMEBoyd
SIGNATUREBOYD R W
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of California, Los Angeles
ORCID0000-0002-1234-2265
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS2
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR1
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1997
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
H-INDEX1

  • Explaining altruistic behaviour in humans

    Herbert Gintis, Samuel Bowle et al.CHAPTEROxford handbook of evolutionary…2012

    This article presents evidence supporting strong reciprocity. It explains why, under conditions plausibly characteristic of the early stages of human evolution, a small fraction of strong reciprocators could invade a population of self-regarding types, and why strong reciprocity is an evolutionarily stable strategy. It uses the term ‘self-regarding’ rather than the more common term ‘self-interested’ to avoid the question as to whether it is selfi…

  • Self-focusing

    Open AccessRobert W Boyd, Svetlana G Lukishova et al.EDITORBOOKSelf-focusing2009

  • Nonlinear optics

    Robert W BoydBOOKNonlinear optics2008

  • The Origin and Evolution of Cultures

    Robert Boyd, Robert W Boyd et al.BOOKThe Origin and Evolution of…2005

    Over the past 25 years, Boyd and Richerson have become well-known across a wide range of disciplines for their path-breaking work on evolution and culture. This work collects twenty of the influential but relatively inaccessible published articels that form the backbone of this research. It could not be more timely given the growing influence of evolutionary psychology. The papers – which were published in a diverse set of journals and which are …

  • The Coming of the Spirit of Pestilence

    Shepard Krech, Shepard Krech Iii et al.ARTICLEThe American Historical Review2001Cited by: 1

  • The Coming of the Spirit of Pestilence

    Daniel L Boxberger, Robert Boyd et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History2001

    Journal Article The Coming of the Spirit of Pestilence: Introduced Infectious Diseases and Population Decline among Northwest Coast Indians, 1774–1874. By Robert Boyd. (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1999. xvi, 403 pp. $50.00, ISBN 0-295-97837-6.) Get access Daniel L. Boxberger Daniel L. Boxberger Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Ame…

  • The Coming of the Spirit of Pestilence

    Stephen Dow Beckham, Robert Boyd et al.ARTICLEWestern Historical Quarterly2001

    Journal Article The Coming of the Spirit of Pestilence: Introduced Infectious Diseases and Population Decline among Northwest Coast Indians, 1774–1874 Get access The Coming of the Spirit of Pestilence: Introduced Infectious Diseases and Population Decline among Northwest Coast Indians, 1774–1874. By Boyd Robert. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press/Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1999. xv + 403 pp. Illustrations, maps, tables…

  • People of the Dalles

    Robert C Carriker, Robert Boyd et al.ARTICLEJournal of the Early Republic1997Cited by: 1