Can Life History Trade-Offs Explain The Evolution Of Short Stature In Human Pygmies?: A ...


Can Life History Trade-Offs Explain The Evolution Of Short Stature In Human Pygmies?: A Response To Migliano et al. (2007) Noémie S. A. Becker, Paul Verdu, Barry Hewlett, and Samuel Pavard, 2010   Walker et al. [“Growth rates and life histories in twenty-two small-scale societies,” Am. J. Hum. Biol. 18:295–311 (2006)] used life history theory to develop an innovative explanation for human diversity in stature. Short stature could have been selected for in some human populations as a result...

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