Did population differences in human pelvic form evolve by drift or selection?

Pelvic dimensions differ, on average, among modern human populations. Some recent studies have reported that population differences in pelvic form evolved mainly by neutral processes, without considerable natural selection. This is a surprising claim given the many important functions of the human p...

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Main Authors: Philipp Mitteroecker, Nicole DS Grunstra, Ekaterina Stansfield, Lukas Waltenberger, Barbara Fischer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Société d'Anthropologie de Paris 2021-04-01
Series:Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d’Anthropologie de Paris
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/bmsap/7460