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Alloparental care in two societies : who helps and in what circumstances
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
This dissertation investigated alloparental care in two societies. Most prior research on alloparental care finds that close kin, matrilateral kin (especially grandmothers) are more frequent and more beneficial alloparents ...
Understanding discrimination in academic collaboration networks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
Diversity in backgrounds, ideas, and beliefs plays an important role in the scientific research community yet researchers belonging to minority groups are often discriminated against in academic collaborations. Here I ...
Paleodemographic modeling in the lower Mississippi River Valley
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
The three studies presented below address the relationships that exist between prehistoric population dynamics, settlement organization, climate, and subsistence in the central and lower Mississippi River valley and adjacent ...