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R I Dunbar

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Dunbar R, Marriott A, Duncan N
Hum Nat . 2015 Jul; 8(3):231-46. PMID: 26196965
Observational studies of human conversations in relaxed social settings suggest that these consist predominantly of exchanges of social information (mostly concerning personal relationships and experiences). Most of these exchanges involve...
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Lycett J, Dunbar R
Hum Nat . 2015 Jul; 11(1):93-104. PMID: 26193097
This study investigated the use of mobile telephones by males and females in a public bar frequented by professional people. We found that, unlike women, men who possess mobile telephones...
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Kelly S, Dunbar R
Hum Nat . 2015 Jul; 12(2):89-105. PMID: 26192164
Heroism is apparently nonadaptive in Darwinian terms, so why does it exist at all? Risk-taking and heroic behavior are predominantly male tendencies, and literature and legend reflect this. This study...
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Casperd J, Dunbar R
Behav Processes . 2014 Jun; 37(1):57-65. PMID: 24897159
Orientational asymmetries of male gelada baboons were assessed to determine visual field preferences during agonistic and post-conflict behaviour using photographic sequences of aggressive interactions and records of facial injuries. Both...
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Dunbar R, Spoors M
Hum Nat . 2013 Nov; 6(3):273-90. PMID: 24203093
Data on the number of adults that an individual contacts at least once a month in a set of British populations yield estimates of network sizes that correspond closely to...
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Dunbar R, Duncan N, Nettle D
Hum Nat . 2013 Nov; 6(1):67-78. PMID: 24202831
Data from various settings suggest that there is an upper limit of about four on the number of individuals who can interact in spontaneous conversation. This limit appears to be...
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Voland E, Dunbar R
Hum Nat . 2013 Nov; 6(1):33-49. PMID: 24202829
A family reconstitution study of the Krummhörn population (Ostfriesland, Germany, 1720-1874) reveals that infant mortality and children's probabilities of marrying or emigrating unmarried are affected by the number of living...
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Tschudin A, Call J, Dunbar R, Harris G, van der Elst C
J Comp Psychol . 2001 May; 115(1):100-5. PMID: 11334212
The authors assessed the ability of 6 captive dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) to comprehend without explicit training 3 human communicative signs (pointing, directed gaze, and replica). Pointing consisted of indicating the...
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Dunbar R
Nature . 2001 Mar; 410(6825):158. PMID: 11258375
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