Sex-specific demography and the evolution of gender-biased harmful cultural practices

Información del proyecto

EvoBias

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 834597

DOI

10.3030/834597

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 13 Diciembre 2019

Fecha de inicio 1 Enero 2020

Fecha de finalización 31 Diciembre 2025

Financiado con arreglo a

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Coste total

€ 2 396 926,25

Aportación de la UE

€ 2 396 926,25

Coordinado por

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
United Kingdom

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Publicaciones

Peer reviewed articles (31)

Dated phylogeny suggests early Neolithic origin of Sino-Tibetan languages

Autores: Hanzhi Zhang, Ting Ji, Mark Pagel, Ruth Mace
Publicado en: Scientific Reports, Edición 10/1, 2020, ISSN 2045-2322
Editor: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77404-4

Post-marital residence patterns and the timing of reproduction: evidence from a matrilineal society

Autores: Juan Du, Yaming Huang, Peng-Peng Bai, Liqiong Zhou, Sarah Myers, Abigail E. Page, Ruth Mace
Publicado en: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Edición 290, 2024, ISSN 0962-8452
Editor: Royal Society of London
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2023.0159

Human behavioural ecology is cultural ecology

Autores: Ruth Mace
Publicado en: Evolution and Human Behavior, Edición 46, 2025, Página(s) 106744, ISSN 1090-5138
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2025.106744

A phylogenetic analysis of dispersal norms, descent and subsistence in Sino-Tibetans

Autores: Ting Ji; Hanzhi Zhang; Mark Pagel; Ruth Mace
Publicado en: Evolution and Human Behavior, Edición 43 (2022), 2022, Página(s) 147–154, ISSN 1090-5138
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2021.12.002

Beyond Genetics: Exploring Aspects of Non-Biological Kinship in Prehistoric Times

Autores: Cveček Sabina, Herrero-Corral Ana, Rebay-Salisbury Katharina, Banffy Eszter, Brami Maxime, Chaix Raphaëlle, Hrnčíř Václav, Johnson Kent, F. Lancy David, Le Roy Mélie, Mace Ruth, Schweitzer Peter, Sear Rebecca, Seguin-Orlando Andaine, Shankland David, Somel Mehmet, Souvatzi Stella, Whiteley Peter, Žegarac Aleksandra
Publicado en: Nature Anthropology, Edición 3, 2025, Página(s) 10016-10016, ISSN 2959-7641
Editor: SCIE Publishing Limited
DOI: 10.70322/natanthropol.2025.10016

Gender differences in social networks under subsistence changes

Autores: Yaming Huang, Gabriel Šaffa, Shiting Zhang, Pengpeng Bai, Liqiong Zhou, Gui He, Ruth Mace, Juan Du
Publicado en: Evolution and Human Behavior, Edición 47, 2026, Página(s) 106814, ISSN 1090-5138
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2025.106814

A rapid decline in gender bias relates to changes in subsistence practices over demographic changes in a formerly matrilineal community

Autores: Yaming Huang, Pengpeng Bai, Liqiong Zhou, Ruth Mace, Juan Du
Publicado en: iScience, Edición 28, 2025, Página(s) 111926, ISSN 2589-0042
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.111926

Population turnover, behavioral conservatism, and rates of cultural evolution

Autores: Mark Dyble; Alberto J C Micheletti
Publicado en: Crossref, Edición 5, 2024, ISSN 1465-7279
Editor: Oxford University Press
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arae003

Studying human culture with small datasets and evolutionary models

Autores: Alberto J. C. Micheletti; Erhao Ge; Liqiong Zhou; Yuan Chen; Juan Du; Ruth Mace
Publicado en: Proceedings of the Royal Society: Biological Sciences, Edición 2, 2023, ISSN 1471-2954
Editor: Royal Society
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2023.0753

Sex differences in costly signaling in rural Western China

Autores: CaiRangDongZhi, Erhao Ge, Juan Du, Ruth Mace
Publicado en: Evolution and Human Behavior, Edición Volume 44, Edición 2, 2023, Página(s) 80-87, ISSN 1090-5138
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2023.02.009

The cultural evolution of witchcraft beliefs

Autores: Sarah Peacey, Baihui Wu, Rebecca Grollemund, Ruth Mace
Publicado en: Evolution and Human Behavior, Edición 45, 2024, Página(s) 106610, ISSN 1090-5138
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2024.106610

Discrepancies in Self-reporting of Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan

Autores: Narhulan Halimbekh, Olympia L. K. Campbell, Yishan Xie, Anar Erjan, Anna Dmitrieva, Almagul Aisarieva, Zhamila Zhalieva, Damira Toktorova, Cholpon Kabylovna Sooronbaeva, Ruth Mace
Publicado en: Human Nature, Edición 36, 2025, Página(s) 382-402, ISSN 1045-6767
Editor: Aldine de Gruyter
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-025-09500-1

Monks relax sibling competition over parental resources in Tibetan populations

Autores: Liqiong Zhou; Erhao Ge; Alberto J C Micheletti; Yuan Chen; Juan Du; Ruth Mace
Publicado en: Behavioral Ecology, Edición 2, 2022, ISSN 1465-7279
Editor: Oxford University Press
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arac059

Jeans and Language: kin networks and reproductive success are associated with the adoption of outgrip norms

Autores: Qiao-Qiao He,Jie-Ru Yu, Song-Hua Tang, Ming-Yang Wang, Jia-Jia Wu, Yuan Chen, Yi Tao, Ting Ji, Ruth Mace
Publicado en: Philosophical Transactions: Biological Sciences, 2024, ISSN 1471-2970
Editor: Royal Society
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2023.0031

Gender inequality in workloads explained by operational sex ratio

Autores: Yuan Chen, Erhao Ge, Liqiong Zhou, Juan Du, Ruth Mace
Publicado en: iScience, Edición 27, 2024, Página(s) 110063, ISSN 2589-0042
Editor: Elevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110063

Alcohol consumption, life history and extinction risk among Raute hunter–gatherers from Nepal

Autores: Inez Derkx, Gina Menn, Sudarshan Subedi, Nagendra Upadhyaya, Prajwal Rajbhandari, Anita Gyawali, Ruth Mace, Jaume Bertranpetit, Lucio Vinicius, Andrea Bamberg Migliano
Publicado en: Evolutionary Human Sciences, Edición 6, 2024, ISSN 2513-843X
Editor: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.1017/ehs.2024.42

Different predictors of intimate partner and natal family violence against women

Autores: Olympia L K Campbell, Ruth Mace
Publicado en: Evolution, medicine and public health, 2022, ISSN 2050-6201
Editor: Oxford University Press
DOI: 10.1093/emph/eoac019

Religiosity and gender bias structure social networks

Autores: Erhao Ge; CaiRang DongZhi; Ruth Mace
Publicado en: Evolutionary Human Sciences , 6 , Article e23. (2024), Edición 4, 2024, ISSN 2513-843X
Editor: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.1017/ehs.2024.16

The gender gap in adolescent mental health: A cross-national investigation of 566,829 adolescents across 73 countries

Autores: Olympia L K Campbell, David Bann, Praveetha Patalay
Publicado en: SSM - Population Health, Edición 13, 2021, Página(s) 100742, ISSN 2352-8273
Editor: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100742

Same-sex competition and sexual conflict expressed through witchcraft accusations

Autores: Sarah Peacey, Olympia Campbell, Ruth Mace
Publicado en: Scientific Reports, 2022, ISSN 2045-2322
Editor: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-10315-8

Sex inequality driven by dispersal

Autores: Yuan Chen, Erhao Ge, Liqiong Zhou, Juan Du, Ruth Mace
Publicado en: Current Biology, 2023, ISSN 1879-0445
Editor: Cell Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.12.027

Prevalence of mental health in relation to religious practices in a contemporary small-scale older Amdo Tibetans

Autores: Liqiong Zhou, Aijie Zhang, Yasi Zhang, Yuan Chen, Erhao Ge, Juan Du, Zhao Hu, Ruth Mace, Yiqiang Zhan
Publicado en: PLOS Mental Health, Edición 2, 2025, Página(s) e0000099, ISSN 2837-8156
Editor: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000099

Communal breeding by women is associated with lower investment from husbands

Autores: Qiao-Qiao He; Jun-Wen Rui; Li Zhang; Yi Tao; Jia-Jia Wu; Ruth Mace; Ting Ji
Publicado en: Evolutionary Human Sciences, Edición 1, 2022, ISSN 2513-843X
Editor: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.1017/ehs.2022.47

Ancient DNA reveals a two-clanned matrilineal community in Neolithic China

Autores: Jincheng Wang, Shi Yan, Zhenguang Li, Jinguo Zan, Yichao Zhao, Jin Zhao, Kui Chen, Xueye Wang, Ting Ji, Cheng Zhang, Tingyu Yang, Tianming Zhang, Rui Qiao, Meilin Guo, Zongyue Rao, Jiashuo Zhang, Guanbo Wang, Zhiyu Ran, Chen Duan, Fan Zhang, Yin Song, Xiaohong Wu, Ruth Mace, Bo Sun, Yuhong Pang, Yanyi Huang, Hai Zhang, Chao Ning
Publicado en: Nature, Edición 643, 2025, Página(s) 1304-1311, ISSN 0028-0836
Editor: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09103-x

Genetic markers of cousin marriage and honour cultures

Autores: Olympia L.K. Campbell, Cecilia Padilla-Iglesias, Grégory Fiorio, Ruth Mace
Publicado en: Evolution and Human Behavior, Edición 45, 2024, Página(s) 106636, ISSN 1090-5138
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2024.106636

Cultural extinction in evolutionary perspective

Autores: Hanzhi Zhang, Ruth Mace
Publicado en: Evolutionary Human Sciences, Edición 3, 2021, ISSN 2513-843X
Editor: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.1017/ehs.2021.25

Having a monk in the family and all-cause mortality: a seven-year prospective cohort study

Autores: Liqiong Zhou, Yuan Chen, Erhao Ge, Aijie Zhang, Yasi Zhang, Juan Du, Ruth Mace, Yiqiang Zhan
Publicado en: Evolutionary Human Sciences, Edición 7, 2025, ISSN 2513-843X
Editor: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
DOI: 10.1017/ehs.2025.1

What is cultural evolution anyway?

Autores: Alberto Micheletti, Eva Brandl, Ruth Mace
Publicado en: Behavioural Ecology, 2022, ISSN 1045-2249
Editor: Oxford University Press
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arac011

Skewed sex ratios and violence against women in Pakistan

Autores: Olympia L. K. Campbell, Maheen Pracha, Ruth Mace
Publicado en: Evolutionary Human Sciences, Edición 7, 2025, ISSN 2513-843X
Editor: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
DOI: 10.1017/ehs.2025.10003

Religious celibacy brings inclusive fitness benefits

Autores: Alberto Micheletti, Erhao Ge, Liqiong Zhou, Yuan Chen, Hanzhi Zhang, Juan Du, Mace, Ruth
Publicado en: Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Edición 289, 2022, Página(s) 20220965, ISSN 0962-8452
Editor: Royal Society of London
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2022.0965

Sibling competition and dispersal drive sex differences in religious celibacy

Autores: Alberto J.C. Micheletti; Ruth Mace
Publicado en: Evolution and Human Behavior, Edición 5, 2024, ISSN 1879-0607
Editor: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2024.01.004

Other (3)

Supporting Information from Religious celibacy brings inclusive fitness benefits

Autores: Micheletti, Alberto J. C.; Ge, Erhao; Zhou, Liqiong; Chen, Yuan; Zhang, Hanzhi; Du, Juan; Mace, Ruth
Publicado en: Proceedings Royal Society B, Edición 1, 2022
Editor: Royal Society
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20026139

Supplementary information from Jeans and language: kin networks and reproductive success are associated with the adoption of outgroup norms

Autores: He, Qiao-Qiao; Yu, Jie-Ru; Tang, Song-Hua; Wang, Ming-Yang; Wu, Jia-Jia; Chen, Yuan; Tao, Yi; Ji, Ting; Mace, Ruth
Publicado en: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, Edición 4, 2024
Editor: Royal Society of London
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.24805093.v1

Religiosity and gender bias structure social networks in a Tibetan population

Autores: Erhao GeCaiRangDongZhiRuth Mace
Publicado en: 2022
Editor: OSF Pre Prints
DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/qpa4b

Thesis and dissertations (3)

Comparative study of social organisation and work burden in China. Doctoral thesis (Ph.D), UCL (University College London)

Autores: Yuan Chen
Publicado en: UCL PhD, 2024
Editor: UCL

The Behavioural Ecology Of Costly Religious Practices

Autores: Erhao Ge
Publicado en: UCL PhD, 2024
Editor: UCL

Cousin Marriage, Honour, and Violence Against Women: A Cross-Cultural and Behavioural Ecological Approach

Autores: Olympia L K Campbell
Publicado en: UCL PhD, 2024
Editor: UCL

Book chapters (3)

Was ist eigentlich Kulturevolution?

Autores: Eva Brandl, Alberto Micheletti, Ruth Mace
Publicado en: Evolutionäre Sozialwissenschaften, 2024, Página(s) 149-159
Editor: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-43624-7_8

Cultural Evolution Research Needs to Include Human Behavioural Ecology

Autores: Micheletti AJC, Brandl E, Peacey S, Zhang H, Ruth Mace
Publicado en: Synthese Library, 2023, Página(s) 478:501-528
Editor: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-33358-3_22

What is Cultural Evolution Anyway?

Autores: Alberto Micheletti, Eva Brandl, Ruth Mace
Publicado en: Evolutionary Social Sciences, 2025, Página(s) 141-149, ISBN 978-3-658-48027-1
Editor: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-48028-8_8