Changing times: The evolution of puberty

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 254-255, Issue , 2006, Pages 26-31

  Gluckman, P D ^a   Hanson, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Human evolution; Life history; Menarche; Mismatch; Phenotypic plasticity; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVOLUTION; FETUS GROWTH; GROWTH ACCELERATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; LIFE HISTORY; MALNUTRITION; MATURITY; MENARCHE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PUBERTY; SEXUAL MATURATION; SOCIAL CHANGE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33745877339     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2006.04.005     Document Type: Article

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