The primitive brain of early Homo

MS Ponce de León, T Bienvenu, A Marom, S Engel… - Science, 2021 - science.org
The brains of modern humans differ from those of great apes in size, shape, and cortical
organization, notably in frontal lobe areas involved in complex cognitive tasks, such as …

Developmental evidence for obstetric adaptation of the human female pelvis

A Huseynov, CPE Zollikofer… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
The bony pelvis of adult humans exhibits marked sexual dimorphism, which is traditionally
interpreted in the framework of the “obstetrical dilemma” hypothesis: Giving birth to large …

A practical guide to sliding and surface semilandmarks in morphometric analyses

C Bardua, RN Felice, A Watanabe… - Integrative …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Advances in imaging technologies, such as computed tomography (CT) and surface
scanning, have facilitated the rapid generation of large datasets of high-resolution three …

[PDF][PDF] The primitive brain of early Homo

MSP De Leon, T Bienvenu, A Marom, S Engel… - Science, 2021 - researchgate.net
The brains of modern humans differ from those of great apes in size, shape, and cortical
organization, notably in frontal lobe areas involved in complex cognitive tasks, such as …

patternize: An R package for quantifying colour pattern variation

SM Van Belleghem, R Papa… - Methods in Ecology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The use of image data to quantify, study and compare variation in the colours and patterns of
organisms requires the alignment of images to establish homology, followed by colour …

How and why patterns of sexual dimorphism in human faces vary across the world

K Kleisner, P Tureček, SC Roberts, J Havlíček… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Sexual selection, including mate choice and intrasexual competition, is responsible for the
evolution of some of the most elaborated and sexually dimorphic traits in animals. Although …

Genomewide Association Study of African Children Identifies Association of SCHIP1 and PDE8A with Facial Size and Shape

JB Cole, M Manyama, E Kimwaga, J Mathayo… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The human face is a complex assemblage of highly variable yet clearly heritable anatomic
structures that together make each of us unique, distinguishable, and recognizable …

Endocranial ontogeny and evolution in early Homo sapiens: The evidence from Herto, Ethiopia

CPE Zollikofer, T Bienvenu, Y Beyene… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Fossils and artifacts from Herto, Ethiopia, include the most complete child and adult crania of
early Homo sapiens. The endocranial cavities of the Herto individuals show that by 160,000 …

[HTML][HTML] Museum samples reveal rapid evolution by wild honey bees exposed to a novel parasite

AS Mikheyev, MMY Tin, J Arora, TD Seeley - Nature communications, 2015 - nature.com
Understanding genetic changes caused by novel pathogens and parasites can reveal
mechanisms of adaptation and genetic robustness. Using whole-genome sequencing of …

Integrative taxonomy resolves taxonomic uncertainty for freshwater mussels being considered for protection under the US Endangered Species Act

NA Johnson, CH Smith, JM Pfeiffer, CR Randklev… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Objectively delimiting species boundaries remains an important challenge in systematics
and becomes urgent when unresolved taxonomy complicates conservation and recovery …