Metabolic acceleration and the evolution of human brain size and life history

Humans are distinguished from the other living apes in having larger brains and an unusual life history that combines high reproductive output with slow childhood growth and exceptional longevity(1). This suite of derived traits suggests major changes in energy expenditure and allocation in the huma...

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Autores principales: Pontzer, Herman, Brown, Mary H., Raichlen, David A., Dunsworth, Holly, Hare, Brian, Walker, Kara, Luke, Amy, Dugas, Lara R., Durazo-Arvizu, Ramon, Schoeller, Dale, Plange-Rhule, Jacob, Bovet, Pascal, Forrester, Terrence E., Lambert, Estelle V., Thompson, Melissa Emery, Shumaker, Robert W., Ross, Stephen R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4942851/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27144364
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature17654

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4942851/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27144364
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature17654

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