Comparative study of reproductive skew and pair-bond stability using genealogies from 80 small-scale human societies

American Journal of Human Biology Published In Pages: 1-8
By Ellsworth, Ryan M., Shenk, Mary K., Bailey, Drew H., Walker, Robert S.

Hypothesis

Male reproductive skew (proxy measure being incidence of paternal half-siblings) will be higher in societies at lower latitudes. (2)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
CorrelationSupportedp<.01-.38UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Absolute LatitudeUNKNOWNLocation
Paternal Sibling FractionUNKNOWNFamily Relationships