Short stature in African pygmies is not explained by sexual selection

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 615-622

  Becker, Noémie S A ^a   Touraille, Priscille ^a   Froment, Alain ^a,b   Heyer, Evelyne ^a   Courtiol, Alexandre ^c,d  

^a Université Paris Diderot   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c Wissenschaftskolleg   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

African pygmies; Sexual selection; Short stature

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867900713     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2012.03.001     Document Type: Article

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