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Evolutionary Anthropology Pub Date : 2026-07-01 DOI: 10.1002/evan.70039

Francesco d'Errico, Solange Rigaud

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Silence as an Overlooked Catalyzer for Primate Vocal Evolution 沉默是灵长类动物声音进化的一个被忽视的催化剂。

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Evolutionary Anthropology Pub Date : 2026-07-01 DOI: 10.1002/evan.70040

Adriano R. Lameira

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Why Do Humans Exercise? A Neuro-Evolutionary Framework for Discretionary Physical Effort 人类为什么要运动？自由体力劳动的神经进化框架

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Evolutionary Anthropology Pub Date : 2026-06-25 DOI: 10.1002/evan.70038

Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, Boris Cheval, Markus Gerber, Irene Crespo, Hugo Olmedillas

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Why Do Humans Exercise? A Neuro-Evolutionary Framework for Discretionary Physical Effort 人类为什么要运动？自由体力劳动的神经进化框架

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Evolutionary Anthropology Pub Date : 2026-06-25 DOI: 10.1002/evan.70038

Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, Boris Cheval, Markus Gerber, Irene Crespo, Hugo Olmedillas

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Opaque Social Instruments: A Cultural Evolutionary Approach to Pleistocene Symbolic Artifacts 不透明的社会工具：更新世象征性人工制品的文化进化方法。

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Evolutionary Anthropology Pub Date : 2026-06-22 DOI: 10.1002/evan.70036

Corijn van Mazijk

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The Role and Consequences of Arranged Marriage in the Evolution of Human Mating 包办婚姻在人类交配进化中的作用和后果。

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Evolutionary Anthropology Pub Date : 2026-06-18 DOI: 10.1002/evan.70035

Elizabeth Agey, Daniel Conroy-Beam, David W. Lawson