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Stephen Beckerman

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24

Publications

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Citations

17

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1978

Active since

Affiliations

Pennsylvania State University(Current)

Central University of Venezuela

University of Utah

University of Connecticut

University of Cincinnati

Stephen Beckerman is an author at Pennsylvania State University specializing in anthropology, social sciences, and animal behavior.

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AnthropologySocial SciencesAnimal BehaviorHuman EvolutionCultureEducationSociologyEngineeringPublic HealthEvolutionary Biology

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1978–2023

24

Publications

24

Why Hunter-Gatherers Work: An Ancient Version of the Problem of Public Goods [and Comments and Reply]

Kristen Hawkes, Jon Altman, Stephen Beckerman et al. · Current Anthropology · 1993 · 345 citations

Collective Action Problem, Education, Commodification +7

Life histories, blood revenge, and reproductive success among the Waorani of Ecuador

Stephen Beckerman, Pamela I. Erickson, James Yost et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2009 · 197 citations · Full text

Aggressive Warriors, Latin American Archaeology, Reproductive Success +13

Food Taboos, Diet, and Hunting Strategy: The Adaptation to Animals in Amazon Cultural Ecology [and Comments and Reply]

Eric Β. Ross, Margaret L. Arnott, Ellen B. Basso et al. · Current Anthropology · 1978 · 173 citations

Food Taboos, Such Selectivity, Culture +14

The life history of human foraging: Cross-cultural and individual variation

Jeremy Koster, Richard McElreath, Kim Hill et al. · Science Advances · 2020 · 101 citations · Full text

The Abundance of Protein in Amazonia: A Reply to Gross

Stephen Beckerman · American Anthropologist · 1979 · 97 citations

Biology, Nutrition, Biodiversity +14

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