Cooperation and the evolution of hunter-gatherer storytelling

Cooperation and the evolution of hunter-gatherer storytelling

Storytelling entails costs in terms of time and effort, yet it is a ubiquitous feature of human society. Here, Smith et al. show benefits of storytelling in Agta hunter-gatherer communities, as storytellers have higher reproductive success and storytelling is associated with higher cooperation in th...

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Main Authors: Daniel Smith, Philip Schlaepfer, Katie Major, Mark Dyble, Abigail E. Page, James Thompson, Nikhil Chaudhary, Gul Deniz Salali, Ruth Mace, Leonora Astete, Marilyn Ngales, Lucio Vinicius, Andrea Bamberg Migliano
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/c31975c376fa45bca1c0d78e4edb47c0
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