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Submissions from 2022

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Filial Norms, Altruism, and Reciprocity: Financial Support to Older Parents in China, Melanie S. Brasher

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Interviews with farmers suggest negative direct and indirect effects of the invasive green iguana (Iguana iguana) on agriculture in Puerto Rico, Christina N. De Jesús Villanueva, Gabriela P. Massanet Prado, William Gould, and Carlos G. Garcia-Quijano

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Cultivating Healthy Communities: Refugee Urban Farmers in Providence, RI: Report No. 2 of Land Conservation and Inequality Series, Julie C. Keller, Blake Harrison, and Corey Lang

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at New England Land Trusts: Report No. 1 of Land Conservation and Inequality Series, Julie C. Keller, Blake Harrison, and Corey Lang

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The disconnect between knowledge and perceptions: A study of fishermen’s local ecological knowledge and their perception of the state of fisheries and how these are managed in the Dominican Republic, Elizabeth Layli Mclean, Graham E. Forrester, and Carlos G. Garcia-Quijano

Submissions from 2021

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Ch. 27: There is No Evolutionary "Obstetrical Dilemma", Holly M. Dunsworth

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Autogestión and water sharing networks in Puerto Rico after Hurricane María, Anais Roque, Amber Wutich, Alexandra Brewis, Melissa Beresford, Carlos García-Quijano, Hilda Lloréns, and Wendy Jepson

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Is Violence, Violence no Matter Where it Strikes? Adjudicated Boys, Thwarted Belongingness, Perceived Burdensomeness, and Acquired Capability for Suicide, Judy Van Wyk

Submissions from 2020

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Peer Influence in Initiation to Heroin Use, Barbara J. Costello, Bradley J. Anderson, and Michael Stein

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Expanding the evolutionary explanations for sex differences in the human skeleton, Holly M. Dunsworth

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Reducing Ageism: Changes in Students’ Attitudes after Participation in an Intergenerational Reverse Mentoring Program, Skye N. Leedahl, Melanie S. Brasher, Dara L. LoBuono, Bethany M. Wood, and Erica Estus

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Seeing the whole elephant – How lobstermen's local ecological knowledge can inform fisheries management, Elizabeth L. Mclean, Carlos G. García-Quijano, and Kathleen M. Castro

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Latinx Boys and Juvenile Delinquency, Judy Van Wyk

Submissions from 2019

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Using bone fragmentation records to investigate coastal human ecodynamics: A case study from Čixwicən (Washington State, USA), Kristine M. Bovy, Michael A. Etnier, Virgina L. Butler, Sarah K. Campbell, and Jennie Deo Shaw

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Evaluating Native American Bird Use and Bird Assemblage Variability along the Oregon Coast, Kristine M. Bovy, Madonna L. Moss, Jessica E. Watson, Frances J. White, Timothy T. Jones, Heather A. Ulrich, and Julia K. Parrish

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Older parents’ coresidence with adult daughters in contemporary China: The role of individual and community characteristics, Melanie Sereny Brasher

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The Čḯxwicən Project of Northwest Washington State, U.S.A.: Opportunity Lost, Opportunity Found, Virginia Butler, Kristine Bovy, Sarah K. Campbell, Michael A. Etnier, and Sarah L. Sterling

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Exploring ecodynamics of coastal foragers using integrated faunal records from Čixwicən village (Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington, U.S.A.), Virginia L. Butler, Sarah K. Campbell, Kristine M. Bovy, and Michael A. Etnier

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Human ecodynamics: A perspective for the study of long-term change in socioecological systems, Ben Fitzhugh, Virgina L. Butler, Kristine Bovy, and Michael A. Etnier

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Human Races Are Not Like Dog Breeds: Refuting a Racist Analogy, Heather L. Norton, Ellen E. Quillen, Abigail W. Bigham, Laurel N. Pearson, and Holly M. Dunsworth

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Dietary Diversity Was Positively Associated with Psychological Resilience among Elders: A Population-Based Study, Zhaoxue Yin, Melanie Sereny Brasher, Virginia B. Kraus, Yuebin Lv, Xiaoming Shi, and Yi Zeng

Submissions from 2018

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There is no 'obstetrical dilemma': Towards a braver medicine with fewer childbirth interventions, Holly M. Dunsworth

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Impacts of Resource Fluctuations and Recurrent Tsunamis on the Occupational History of Čḯxwicən, a Salishan Village on the Southern Shore of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington State, U.S.A., Ian Hutchinson, Virginia L. Butler, Sarah K. Campbell, Sarah L. Sterling, Michael A. Etnier, and Kristine M. Bovy

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Revisiting the Association of Blood Pressure with Mortality in Oldest Old People in China: Community Based, Longitudinal Prospective Study, Yue-Bin Lv, Xiang Gao, Zhao-Xue Yin, Hua-Shuai Chen, Jie-Si Luo, Melanie Sereny Brasher, Virginia Byers Kraus, Tian-Tian Li, Yi Zeng, and Xiao-Ming Shi

Submissions from 2017

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Incorporating biomarkers into the study of socioeconomic status and health among older adults in china, Melanie S. Brasher, Linda K. George, Xiaoming Shi, Zhaoxue Yin, and Zeng Yi

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Evaluating indicators of human well-being for ecosystem-based management, Sara Jo Breslow, Margaret Allen, Danielle Holstein, Brit Sojka, Raz Barnea, Xavier Basurto, Courtney Carothers, Susan Charnley, Sarah Coulthard, Nives Dolšak, Jamie Donatuto, Carlos G. Garcia-Quijano, Christina C. Hicks, Arielle Levine, Michael B. Mascia, Karma Norman, Melissa Poe, Terre Satterfield, Kevin St. Martin, and Phillip S. Levin

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A U-shaped Association Between Blood Pressure and Cognitive Impairment in Chinese Elderly, Yue-Bin Lv, Peng-Fei Zhu, Zhaeo-Xue Yin, Virginia Byers Kraus, Diane Threapleton, Choy-Lye Chei, Melanie S. Brasher, Juan Zhang, Han-Zhu Qian, Chen Mao, David Bruce Matchar, Jie-Si Luo, Yi Zeng, and Xiao-Ming Shi

Submissions from 2016

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Distinguishing offshore bird hunting from beach scavenging in archaeological contexts: the value of modern beach surveys, Kristine Bovy, Jessica E. Watson, Jane Dolliver, and Julia K. Parrish

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Conceptualizing and operationalizing human wellbeing for ecosystem assessment and management, Sara Jo Breslow, Brit Sojka, Raz Barnea, Xavier Basurto, Courtney Carothers, Susan Charnley, Sarah Coulthard, Nives Dolšak, Jamie Donatuto, Carlos G. Garcia-Quijano, Christina C. Hicks, Arielle Levine, Michael B. Mascia, Karma Norman, Melissa Poe, Terre Satterfield, Kevin St. Martin, and Phillip S. Levin

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Peer Influence: Mechanisms and Motivations, Barbara J. Costello and Christine Zozula

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Thank Your Intelligent Mother for Your Big Brain, Holly M. Dunsworth

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Older parents benefit more in health outcome from daughters’ than sons’ care in China, Yi Zeng, Melanie Sereny Brasher, Danan Gu, and James W. Vaupel

Submissions from 2015

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The Evolution of Difficult Childbirth and Helpless Hominin Infants, Holly M. Dunsworth and Leah Eccleston

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Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol was inversely associated with 3-year all-cause mortality among Chinese oldest old: Data from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey, Yue-Bin Lv, Zhao-Xue Yin, Choy-Lye Chei, Han-Zhu Qian, Virginia Byers Kraus, Juan Zhang, Melanie Sereny Brasher, Xiao-Ming Shi, David Bruce Matchar, and Yi Zeng

Submissions from 2014

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Interventions During Labor and Birth in the United States: A Qualitative Analysis of Women’s Experiences, Alana M. Bibeau

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Out of Place: Racial Stereotypes and the Ecology of Frisks and Searches Following Traffic Stops, Leo Carroll and M. Liliana Gonzalez

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Self-Control and Adverse “Drinking” Consequences, Barbara J. Costello, Bradley J. Anderson, and Michael D. Stein

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Remnants of an ancient forest provide ecological context for Early Miocene fossil apes, Lauren A. Michel, Daniel J. Peppe, James A. Lutz, Steven G. Driese, Holly M. Dunsworth, William E. H. Harcourt-Smith, William H. Horner, Thomas Lehmann, Sheila Nightingale, and Kieran P. McNulty

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Primate energy expenditure and life history, Herman Pontzer, David A. Raichlen, Adam D. Gordon, Kara K. Schroepfer-Walker, Brian Hare, Matthew C. O'Neill, Kathleen M. Muldoon, Holly M. Dunsworth, Brian M. Wood, Karin Isler, Judith Burkart, Mitchell Irwin, Robert W. Shumaker, Elizabeth V. Lonsdorf, and Stephen R. Ross

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The inner workings of collaboration in marine ecosystem-based management: A social network analysis approach, Tiffany C. Smythe, Robert Thompson, and Carlos Garcia-Quijano

Submissions from 2013

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Migrating Successful Student Engagement Strategies Online: Opportunities and Challenges Using Jigsaw Groups and Problem-Based Learning, José A. Amador and Helen Mederer

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A Fresh Defense: A Cultural Biography of Quality in Puerto Rican Fishing, David Griffith, Carlos García-Quijano, and Manuel Valdés Pizzini

Submissions from 2012

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Metabolic hypothesis for human altriciality, Holly M. Dunsworth, Anna G. Warrener, Terrence Deacon, Peter T. Ellison, and Herman Pontzer

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Puerto Rican Girls Speak! : The Meanings Of Success For Puerto Rican Girls Ages 14–18 In Hartford, Connecticut, Hilda Lloréns and Carlos G. Garcia-Quijano

Submissions from 2010

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Origin of the Genus Homo, Holly M. Dunsworth

Submissions from 2009

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Coupling of Humans, Habitats and Other Species: A Study of the Fishers’ Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in La Parguera, Carlos G. Garcia-Quijano and Manuel Valdés-Pizzini

Submissions from 1992

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My Grandfather's Hand, Richard V. Travisano