Department of Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture
Director:Prof. Richard McElreath, Ph.D.
The Department of Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture investigates the role of culture in human evolution and adaptation. The primary goal is to theorize, design, and conduct longitudinal studies of human adaptation and cultural dynamics in ecological context. By integrating cross-cultural fieldwork with mathematical models and advanced quantitative methods, we hope to contribute to the interdisciplinary study of human evolution and human social dynamics.
Please see the Projects and Fieldwork links on the right for much more information.
Contact
Department of Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Deutscher Platz 6
04103 Leipzig
e-mail: eco_sec@eva.mpg.de
News
Charting the evolution of European literature
Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture
Oleg Sobchuk has received an ERC Starting Grant to study 200 years of European literary evolution
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Exploration and dispersal are key traits involved in a rapid range expansion
Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture
Researchers find that behavioral flexibility is related to exploration, and that great-tailed grackles…
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When the city comes to you, get flexible; when you go to the city, be persistent
Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture
Researchers find that foraging behavior breadth, persistence, and variability of flexibility could facilitate…
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