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

Informazioni relative al progetto

EvoBias

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 834597

DOI

10.3030/834597

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 13 Dicembre 2019

Data di avvio 1 Gennaio 2020

Data di completamento 31 Dicembre 2025

Finanziato da

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Costo totale

€ 2 396 926,25

Contributo UE

€ 2 396 926,25

Coordinato da

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
United Kingdom

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Pubblicazioni

Peer reviewed articles (31)

Dated phylogeny suggests early Neolithic origin of Sino-Tibetan languages

Autori: Hanzhi Zhang, Ting Ji, Mark Pagel, Ruth Mace
Pubblicato in: Scientific Reports, Numero 10/1, 2020, ISSN 2045-2322
Editore: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77404-4

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

Autori: Juan Du, Yaming Huang, Peng-Peng Bai, Liqiong Zhou, Sarah Myers, Abigail E. Page, Ruth Mace
Pubblicato in: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Numero 290, 2024, ISSN 0962-8452
Editore: Royal Society of London
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2023.0159

Human behavioural ecology is cultural ecology

Autori: Ruth Mace
Pubblicato in: Evolution and Human Behavior, Numero 46, 2025, Pagina/e 106744, ISSN 1090-5138
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2025.106744

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

Autori: Ting Ji; Hanzhi Zhang; Mark Pagel; Ruth Mace
Pubblicato in: Evolution and Human Behavior, Numero 43 (2022), 2022, Pagina/e 147–154, ISSN 1090-5138
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2021.12.002

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

Autori: 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
Pubblicato in: Nature Anthropology, Numero 3, 2025, Pagina/e 10016-10016, ISSN 2959-7641
Editore: SCIE Publishing Limited
DOI: 10.70322/natanthropol.2025.10016

Gender differences in social networks under subsistence changes

Autori: Yaming Huang, Gabriel Šaffa, Shiting Zhang, Pengpeng Bai, Liqiong Zhou, Gui He, Ruth Mace, Juan Du
Pubblicato in: Evolution and Human Behavior, Numero 47, 2026, Pagina/e 106814, ISSN 1090-5138
Editore: 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

Autori: Yaming Huang, Pengpeng Bai, Liqiong Zhou, Ruth Mace, Juan Du
Pubblicato in: iScience, Numero 28, 2025, Pagina/e 111926, ISSN 2589-0042
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.111926

Population turnover, behavioral conservatism, and rates of cultural evolution

Autori: Mark Dyble; Alberto J C Micheletti
Pubblicato in: Crossref, Numero 5, 2024, ISSN 1465-7279
Editore: Oxford University Press
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arae003

Studying human culture with small datasets and evolutionary models

Autori: Alberto J. C. Micheletti; Erhao Ge; Liqiong Zhou; Yuan Chen; Juan Du; Ruth Mace
Pubblicato in: Proceedings of the Royal Society: Biological Sciences, Numero 2, 2023, ISSN 1471-2954
Editore: Royal Society
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2023.0753

Sex differences in costly signaling in rural Western China

Autori: CaiRangDongZhi, Erhao Ge, Juan Du, Ruth Mace
Pubblicato in: Evolution and Human Behavior, Numero Volume 44, Numero 2, 2023, Pagina/e 80-87, ISSN 1090-5138
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2023.02.009

The cultural evolution of witchcraft beliefs

Autori: Sarah Peacey, Baihui Wu, Rebecca Grollemund, Ruth Mace
Pubblicato in: Evolution and Human Behavior, Numero 45, 2024, Pagina/e 106610, ISSN 1090-5138
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2024.106610

Discrepancies in Self-reporting of Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan

Autori: Narhulan Halimbekh, Olympia L. K. Campbell, Yishan Xie, Anar Erjan, Anna Dmitrieva, Almagul Aisarieva, Zhamila Zhalieva, Damira Toktorova, Cholpon Kabylovna Sooronbaeva, Ruth Mace
Pubblicato in: Human Nature, Numero 36, 2025, Pagina/e 382-402, ISSN 1045-6767
Editore: Aldine de Gruyter
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-025-09500-1

Monks relax sibling competition over parental resources in Tibetan populations

Autori: Liqiong Zhou; Erhao Ge; Alberto J C Micheletti; Yuan Chen; Juan Du; Ruth Mace
Pubblicato in: Behavioral Ecology, Numero 2, 2022, ISSN 1465-7279
Editore: Oxford University Press
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arac059

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

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

Gender inequality in workloads explained by operational sex ratio

Autori: Yuan Chen, Erhao Ge, Liqiong Zhou, Juan Du, Ruth Mace
Pubblicato in: iScience, Numero 27, 2024, Pagina/e 110063, ISSN 2589-0042
Editore: Elevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110063

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

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

Different predictors of intimate partner and natal family violence against women

Autori: Olympia L K Campbell, Ruth Mace
Pubblicato in: Evolution, medicine and public health, 2022, ISSN 2050-6201
Editore: Oxford University Press
DOI: 10.1093/emph/eoac019

Religiosity and gender bias structure social networks

Autori: Erhao Ge; CaiRang DongZhi; Ruth Mace
Pubblicato in: Evolutionary Human Sciences , 6 , Article e23. (2024), Numero 4, 2024, ISSN 2513-843X
Editore: 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

Autori: Olympia L K Campbell, David Bann, Praveetha Patalay
Pubblicato in: SSM - Population Health, Numero 13, 2021, Pagina/e 100742, ISSN 2352-8273
Editore: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100742

Same-sex competition and sexual conflict expressed through witchcraft accusations

Autori: Sarah Peacey, Olympia Campbell, Ruth Mace
Pubblicato in: Scientific Reports, 2022, ISSN 2045-2322
Editore: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-10315-8

Sex inequality driven by dispersal

Autori: Yuan Chen, Erhao Ge, Liqiong Zhou, Juan Du, Ruth Mace
Pubblicato in: Current Biology, 2023, ISSN 1879-0445
Editore: 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

Autori: Liqiong Zhou, Aijie Zhang, Yasi Zhang, Yuan Chen, Erhao Ge, Juan Du, Zhao Hu, Ruth Mace, Yiqiang Zhan
Pubblicato in: PLOS Mental Health, Numero 2, 2025, Pagina/e e0000099, ISSN 2837-8156
Editore: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000099

Communal breeding by women is associated with lower investment from husbands

Autori: Qiao-Qiao He; Jun-Wen Rui; Li Zhang; Yi Tao; Jia-Jia Wu; Ruth Mace; Ting Ji
Pubblicato in: Evolutionary Human Sciences, Numero 1, 2022, ISSN 2513-843X
Editore: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.1017/ehs.2022.47

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

Autori: 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
Pubblicato in: Nature, Numero 643, 2025, Pagina/e 1304-1311, ISSN 0028-0836
Editore: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09103-x

Genetic markers of cousin marriage and honour cultures

Autori: Olympia L.K. Campbell, Cecilia Padilla-Iglesias, Grégory Fiorio, Ruth Mace
Pubblicato in: Evolution and Human Behavior, Numero 45, 2024, Pagina/e 106636, ISSN 1090-5138
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2024.106636

Cultural extinction in evolutionary perspective

Autori: Hanzhi Zhang, Ruth Mace
Pubblicato in: Evolutionary Human Sciences, Numero 3, 2021, ISSN 2513-843X
Editore: 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

Autori: Liqiong Zhou, Yuan Chen, Erhao Ge, Aijie Zhang, Yasi Zhang, Juan Du, Ruth Mace, Yiqiang Zhan
Pubblicato in: Evolutionary Human Sciences, Numero 7, 2025, ISSN 2513-843X
Editore: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
DOI: 10.1017/ehs.2025.1

What is cultural evolution anyway?

Autori: Alberto Micheletti, Eva Brandl, Ruth Mace
Pubblicato in: Behavioural Ecology, 2022, ISSN 1045-2249
Editore: Oxford University Press
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arac011

Skewed sex ratios and violence against women in Pakistan

Autori: Olympia L. K. Campbell, Maheen Pracha, Ruth Mace
Pubblicato in: Evolutionary Human Sciences, Numero 7, 2025, ISSN 2513-843X
Editore: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
DOI: 10.1017/ehs.2025.10003

Religious celibacy brings inclusive fitness benefits

Autori: Alberto Micheletti, Erhao Ge, Liqiong Zhou, Yuan Chen, Hanzhi Zhang, Juan Du, Mace, Ruth
Pubblicato in: Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Numero 289, 2022, Pagina/e 20220965, ISSN 0962-8452
Editore: Royal Society of London
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2022.0965

Sibling competition and dispersal drive sex differences in religious celibacy

Autori: Alberto J.C. Micheletti; Ruth Mace
Pubblicato in: Evolution and Human Behavior, Numero 5, 2024, ISSN 1879-0607
Editore: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2024.01.004

Other (3)

Supporting Information from Religious celibacy brings inclusive fitness benefits

Autori: Micheletti, Alberto J. C.; Ge, Erhao; Zhou, Liqiong; Chen, Yuan; Zhang, Hanzhi; Du, Juan; Mace, Ruth
Pubblicato in: Proceedings Royal Society B, Numero 1, 2022
Editore: 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

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

Religiosity and gender bias structure social networks in a Tibetan population

Autori: Erhao GeCaiRangDongZhiRuth Mace
Pubblicato in: 2022
Editore: 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)

Autori: Yuan Chen
Pubblicato in: UCL PhD, 2024
Editore: UCL

The Behavioural Ecology Of Costly Religious Practices

Autori: Erhao Ge
Pubblicato in: UCL PhD, 2024
Editore: UCL

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

Autori: Olympia L K Campbell
Pubblicato in: UCL PhD, 2024
Editore: UCL

Book chapters (3)

Was ist eigentlich Kulturevolution?

Autori: Eva Brandl, Alberto Micheletti, Ruth Mace
Pubblicato in: Evolutionäre Sozialwissenschaften, 2024, Pagina/e 149-159
Editore: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-43624-7_8

Cultural Evolution Research Needs to Include Human Behavioural Ecology

Autori: Micheletti AJC, Brandl E, Peacey S, Zhang H, Ruth Mace
Pubblicato in: Synthese Library, 2023, Pagina/e 478:501-528
Editore: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-33358-3_22

What is Cultural Evolution Anyway?

Autori: Alberto Micheletti, Eva Brandl, Ruth Mace
Pubblicato in: Evolutionary Social Sciences, 2025, Pagina/e 141-149, ISBN 978-3-658-48027-1
Editore: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-48028-8_8