Why are human newborns so big and fat?

Human Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 65-72

  Pawłowski, Bogusław ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Allometry; Cool; Fat; Homininae; Human newborn; Hypothermia; Open habitat; Radiation; Size at birth

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BODY FAT; BODY SIZE; COLD ACCLIMATIZATION; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; NATURAL SELECTION; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THERMOREGULATION;

HOMO ERECTUS; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0032322020     PISSN: 03939375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02439370     Document Type: Review

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