Duncan Learmouth
Biographic Data
| ID | 9677392 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Duncan Learmouth |
| GIVEN NAMES | Duncan |
| FAMILY NAME | Learmouth |
| SIGNATURE | LEARMOUTH D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Durham University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The evolution of cultural diversity in Pama-Nyungan Australia
Explaining the processes that produce cultural diversity has long been a focus of anthropological study. Whilst linguistic diversity has frequently been shown to be associated with population splitting during migrations, much less is known about the influence of migration patterns on other forms of culture. Here we compare variation between different cultural types to understand whether their diversity might also be a consequence of historic popu…
Scars for survival
Costly ritual behaviours have frequently been of interest to evolutionary researchers seeking to understand whether they have an adaptive benefit. Here we examine the costliness of initiation rituals across a large group of hunter-gather societies in Pama-Nyungan Australia and compare these with a range of possible adaptive benefits, including warfare, food sharing, demography, and mate competition. We find that in Australia, desert habitat was m…
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The evolution of cultural diversity in Pama-Nyungan Australia
Explaining the processes that produce cultural diversity has long been a focus of anthropological study. Whilst linguistic diversity has frequently been shown to be associated with population splitting during migrations, much less is known about the influence of migration patterns on other forms of culture. Here we compare variation between different cultural types to understand whether their diversity might also be a consequence of historic popu…
Scars for survival
Costly ritual behaviours have frequently been of interest to evolutionary researchers seeking to understand whether they have an adaptive benefit. Here we examine the costliness of initiation rituals across a large group of hunter-gather societies in Pama-Nyungan Australia and compare these with a range of possible adaptive benefits, including warfare, food sharing, demography, and mate competition. We find that in Australia, desert habitat was m…
Biology (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Anthropology (1 work) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (1 work) · Biological dispersal (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Cultural diversity (1 work) · Demography (1 work) · Ecology (1 work) · Economic geography (1 work)