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Peer reviewedStringer, C. B.; Andrews, P. – Science, 1988
Discusses how genetic data on present human population relationships and data from the Pleistocene fossil hominid record are being used to compare two contrasting models for the origin of modern humans. (TW)
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Evolution, Genetics, Heredity
Peer reviewedWerren, John H. – Science, 1980
This study discusses the behavior of the females of the parasitic wasp Nasonia vitripennis, which adjust the sex ratio of their broods according to whether or not they are the first or second wasp to parasitize a host. The results provide a quantitative test of sex ratio theory. (Author/SA)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Biological Influences, Entomology, Evolution
Peer reviewedLenneberg, Eric H. – Science, 1969
The author's purpose in this article is to discuss the aspects of language (especially the development of language in children) to which biological concepts are most appropriately applied. While results of past studies would seem to show that language development is contingent on specific language training, it is important to distinguish between…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Biological Influences, Child Development, Child Language
