Human nakedness: Adaptation against ectoparasites?

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1987-1989

  Rantala, Markus J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ectoparasites; Evolution; Homo; Homo sapiens; Nakedness; Primates

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ECTOPARASITE; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; GENETIC SELECTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; PRIMATE; SKIN;

HOMO SAPIENS;

EID: 0033486278     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(99)00133-2     Document Type: Note

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