Fossil apes and human evolution
BACKGROUND Ever since the writings of Darwin and Huxley, humans' place in nature
relative to apes (nonhuman hominoids) and the geographic origins of the human lineage …
relative to apes (nonhuman hominoids) and the geographic origins of the human lineage …
Generation times in wild chimpanzees and gorillas suggest earlier divergence times in great ape and human evolution
Fossils and molecular data are two independent sources of information that should in
principle provide consistent inferences of when evolutionary lineages diverged. Here we …
principle provide consistent inferences of when evolutionary lineages diverged. Here we …
[图书][B] Decolonizing extinction: The work of care in orangutan rehabilitation
JS Parreñas - 2018 - books.google.com
In Decolonizing Extinction Juno Salazar Parreñas ethnographically traces the ways in which
colonialism, decolonization, and indigeneity shape relations that form more-than-human …
colonialism, decolonization, and indigeneity shape relations that form more-than-human …
[HTML][HTML] A revised timescale for human evolution based on ancient mitochondrial genomes
Background Recent analyses of de novo DNA mutations in modern humans have suggested
a nuclear substitution rate that is approximately half that of previous estimates based on …
a nuclear substitution rate that is approximately half that of previous estimates based on …
[HTML][HTML] Insights into hominid evolution from the gorilla genome sequence
Gorillas are humans' closest living relatives after chimpanzees, and are of comparable
importance for the study of human origins and evolution. Here we present the assembly and …
importance for the study of human origins and evolution. Here we present the assembly and …
Woody cover and hominin environments in the past 6 million years
The role of African savannahs in the evolution of early hominins has been debated for nearly
a century. Resolution of this issue has been hindered by difficulty in quantifying the fraction …
a century. Resolution of this issue has been hindered by difficulty in quantifying the fraction …
The importance of dietary carbohydrate in human evolution
K Hardy, J Brand-Miller, KD Brown… - … Quarterly review of …, 2015 - journals.uchicago.edu
We propose that plant foods containing high quantities of starch were essential for the
evolution of the human phenotype during the Pleistocene. Although previous studies have …
evolution of the human phenotype during the Pleistocene. Although previous studies have …
Variation in the molecular clock of primates
P Moorjani, CEG Amorim, PF Arndt… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Events in primate evolution are often dated by assuming a constant rate of substitution per
unit time, but the validity of this assumption remains unclear. Among mammals, it is well …
unit time, but the validity of this assumption remains unclear. Among mammals, it is well …
[图书][B] Human evolutionary genetics: origins, peoples and disease
M Jobling, C Tyler-Smith - 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
Human Evolutionary Genetics is a groundbreaking text which for the first time brings
together molecular genetics and genomics to the study of the origins and movements of …
together molecular genetics and genomics to the study of the origins and movements of …
A direct characterization of human mutation based on microsatellites
Mutations are the raw material of evolution but have been difficult to study directly. We report
the largest study of new mutations to date, comprising 2,058 germline changes discovered …
the largest study of new mutations to date, comprising 2,058 germline changes discovered …