Publications by authors named "Perrin Selcer"
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- Scientists found hormones in elephant and mammoth tusks that show changes related to their reproduction and stress levels over time.
- They used special testing methods to measure hormones in the tusks, and discovered that both the modern elephant and the ancient mammoth had similar mating behaviors called musth.
- This research could help us learn more about how different animals grow and deal with stress, and it could also be useful in areas like medicine and archaeology.
The view from everywhere: disciplining diversity in post-World War II international social science.
J Hist Behav Sci
January 2010
This paper explores the attempt of social scientists associated with Unesco to create a system of knowledge production to provide the international perspective necessary for democratic governance of a world community. Social scientists constructed a federal system of international associations that institutionalized American disciplines on an international scale. An international perspective emerged through the process of interdisciplinary international research.
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