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Comment
. 2012 Apr;35(2):83-5.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X11000963. Epub 2012 Jan 31.

Analyses do not support the parasite-stress theory of human sociality

Thomas E Currie  1 , Ruth Mace
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Analyses do not support the parasite-stress theory of human sociality

Thomas E Currie et al. Behav Brain Sci. 2012 Apr.
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Abstract

Re-analysis of the data provided in the target article reveals a lack of evidence for a strong, universal relationship between parasite stress and the variables relating to sociality. Furthermore, even if associations between these variables do exist, the analyses presented here do not provide evidence for Fincher & Thornhill's (F&T's) proposed causal mechanism.

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