Different environmental variables predict body and brain size evolution in Homo
Increasing body and brain size constitutes a key pattern in human evolution, but the mechanisms driving these changes remain debated. Using a large fossil dataset combined with global paleoclimatic reconstructions, the authors show that different environmental variables influenced the evolution of b...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24290-7 |