Evolutionary perspectives on human height variation

Biological Reviews

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 206-234

  Stulp, Gert ^a,b   Barrett, Louise ^c,d  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Development; Ecology; Environment; Evolution; Genetics; Height; Human; Natural selection; Reproductive success; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DEMOGRAPHY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY SIZE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84953790670     PISSN: 14647931     EISSN: 1469185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/brv.12165     Document Type: Article

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