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Behavioral ecology shapes structural, behavioral, and cognitive solutions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 November 2025

Casey L. Timbs  and
Heather M. Maranges Open the ORCID record for Heather M. Maranges [Opens in a new window]
Casey L. Timbs
Affiliation:
Florida State University , Tallahassee, FL, USA timbs@psy.fsu.edu maranges@psy.fsu.edu
Heather M. Maranges*
Affiliation:
Florida State University , Tallahassee, FL, USA timbs@psy.fsu.edu maranges@psy.fsu.edu
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Abstract

Life history strategies adaptively calibrated to levels of environmental harshness and unpredictability shape not only the fundamental issue of fertility but also whether and to what extent people engage in the structural, behavioral, and cognitive solutions proposed by Dunbar. Considering behavioral ecology can, therefore, add nuance to Dunbar’s novel and important theory.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 48 , 2025 , e184
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