Tag Archives: cooperation

Coordinated punishment and cooperation; or the ‘skull T-shirt’ effect

Posted on May 3, 2010 by

Based on my blog title’s silly alliteration, you might think that I enjoy writing that is all flash and no substance. On the contrary, I love articles that are straight to the point. Kudos to the authors that can summarize … Continue reading →

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The price of grooming in redfronted lemurs

Posted on April 18, 2010 by

At first blush grooming among primates might seem to strictly serve hygienic purposes. After all, primates are furry little mammals crawling with ectoparasites like lice, ticks, and other icky arthropods. Despite this, primates seem to allocate more time to grooming … Continue reading →

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Reproductive trajectories of male geladas

Posted on March 17, 2010 by

Inspired by a similar post on another primate blog, I’ve decided to share with you a generalized version of my dissertation research proposal. And since the DRDA finally cleared my NSF through I can start spending some money to address … Continue reading →

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