Morphological adaptation to climate in modern and fossil hominids¶
Ruff. (1994). Morphological adaptation to climate in modern and fossil hominids. American Journal of Physical Anthropology.
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Domain-specific¶
- Allen's Rule
- Human populations exhibit Allen-consistent variation in relative limb proportions across latitudinal gradients
This sourceArgues that the surface-area-to-body-mass thermoregulatory principle may explain systematic differences in hominid body form between tropical and higher-latitude populations. Attributes variation in hominid body size and shape to climatic adaptation, and argues that climatic influences are important for reconstructing the body form of past hominids.
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“Hominids—both living and past—exhibit considerable variation in body size and shape.”
- Human populations exhibit Allen-consistent variation in relative limb proportions across latitudinal gradients
- Bergmann's Rule
- In human biology, Bergmann-consistent body mass variation across latitudinal populations has been documented and used to interpret skeletal variation in fossil hominins.
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“Application of the simple thermoregulatory principle of increasing and decreasing body surface area/body mass in hot and cold climates, respectively, may explain the major systematic differences in body form between living and fossil hominids inhabiting tropical and higher latitude regions of the world.”
- In human biology, Bergmann-consistent body mass variation across latitudinal populations has been documented and used to interpret skeletal variation in fossil hominins.
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