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Human scalp hair as a thermoregulatory adaptation

Humans are unique among mammals in having a functionally naked body with a hair-covered scalp. Scalp hair is exceptionally variable across populations within Homo sapiens. Neither the function of human scalp hair nor the consequences of variation in its morphology have been studied within an evoluti...

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Autores principales: Lasisi, Tina, Smallcombe, James W., Kenney, W. Larry, Shriver, Mark D., Zydney, Benjamin, Jablonski, Nina G., Havenith, George
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Academy of Sciences 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10268308/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37279270
http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2301760120