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Apr 2010
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Dismantle the family with Darwinian tool...

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The comparative method can be used to investigate how culture relates to environment. The reproductive pattern of human females is a particularly interesting puzzle for evolutionary biologists. 
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Evolution and the family
A short introduction to this album. 
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What happens when you apply Darwin to human social structures? Ruth Mace explains the value of this approach. 
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Why are families getting smaller?
The current decline in family size seems to contradict the Darwinian model of inclusive fitness but it can be explained as a tradeoff between the cost of bringing up children and the number of children in a family. 
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