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Lesley Newson

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Publications

9

Citations

1.2K

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9

Active since

2007

Affiliations

University of California, Davis(Current)

University of Exeter

University of Utah

Lesley Newson is an author at University of California, Davis specializing in evolutionary biology, social sciences, and cultural transmission.

Publications per year

2007–2014

9

Publications

9

Cultural group selection plays an essential role in explaining human cooperation: A sketch of the evidence

Peter J. Richerson, Ryan Baldini, Adrian V. Bell et al. · Behavioral and Brain Sciences · 2014 · 664 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biology, Evolutionary Biology +16

Individual consistency and flexibility in human social information use

Ulf Toelch, Matthew J. Bruce, Lesley Newson et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2013 · 130 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +13

Why Do People Become Modern? A Darwinian Explanation

Lesley Newson, Peter J. Richerson · Population and Development Review · 2009 · 128 citations

Social Sciences, Anthropology, Evolutionary Biology +17

Influences on communication about reproduction: the cultural evolution of low fertility

Lesley Newson, Tom Postmes, Stephen E. G. Lea et al. · Evolution and Human Behavior · 2007 · 87 citations

Social Sciences, Communication, Demography +14

Cultural evolution and the shaping of cultural diversity.

Lesley Newson, Peter J. Richerson, Robert Boyd · 2007 · 53 citations

Social Sciences, Anthropology, Evolutionary Biology +14

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