For my dissertation, I am developing a model of social status investments among males in small-scale societies. My empirical work focuses on the Tsimane forager-horticulturalists of Bolivia. I am also investigating the acquisition of leadership and its role in collective action among the Tsimane.
Publications: Evolution of brain size and juvenile periods in primates
Hunting, social status, and biological fitness
The multiple dimensions of male social status in an Amazonian society
Human adaptations for the visual assessment of strength and fighting ability
A bioeconomic approach to marriage and the sexual division of labor
Presentations: The patterning of male dyadic conflict with respect to kinship, cooperative
networks, and social status in a small-scale Amazonian society
Curriculum Vitae: von Rueden CV.doc