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Human behavioral ecology: II
Author(s) -
Smith Eric Alden
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
evolutionary anthropology: issues, news, and reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1520-6505
pISSN - 1060-1538
DOI - 10.1002/evan.1360010205
Subject(s) - ecology , behavioral ecology , subsistence agriculture , field (mathematics) , evolutionary ecology , variety (cybernetics) , competition (biology) , biology , computer science , mathematics , artificial intelligence , pure mathematics , agriculture , host (biology)
Human behavioral ecology is an interdisciplinary field of study applying theory from evolutionary ecology to a variety of anthropological questions. In Part I of this essay, 1 which appeared in an earlier issue, I surveyed key theoretical and methodological elements of the field, and summarized representative studies and issues in the topical area of subsistence strategies. In Part II, I turn to studies of reproductive strategies, and those analyzing patterns of cooperation and competition in an ecological and adaptive framework. I conclude with a brief look at possible future developments in the field.