• Comparison of social complexity in two independent pastoralist societies 

      Du, Juan; Thomas, Matthew; Bårdsen, Bård-Jørgen; Mace, Ruth; Næss, Marius Warg (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Pastoralists rely on networks of cooperating households containing relatives and others to help with production and various other daily activities. To understand how socioecological differences and commonalities affect ...
    • Saami reindeer herders cooperate with social group members and genetic kin 

      Thomas, Matthew G.; Næss, Marius Warg; Bårdsen, Bård-Jørgen; Mace, Ruth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Cooperative behaviors evolve by ultimately increasing the inclusive fitness of performers as well as recipients of those behaviors. Such increases can occur via direct or indirect fitness benefits, theoretically explained ...
    • Saami reindeer herders cooperate with social group members and genetic kin 

      Thomas, Matthew G.; Næss, Marius Warg; Bårdsen, Bård-Jørgen; Mace, Ruth (Journal article, 2015)
      Cooperative behaviors evolve by ultimately increasing the inclusive fitness of performers as well as recipients of those behaviors. Such increases can occur via direct or indirect fitness benefits, theoretically explained ...