Hunter‐gatherer populations are remarkable for their excellent metabolic and
cardiovascular health and thus are often used as models in public health, in an effort to …

We review the evolutionary origins of the human diet and the effects of ecology economy on
the dietary proportion of plants and animals. Humans eat more meat than other apes, a …

INTRODUCTION Relative to other great apes, humans have large brains, long life spans,
higher fertility and larger neonates, and protracted periods of childhood dependency and …

Studies in comparative neuroanatomy and of the fossil record demonstrate the influence of
socio-ecological niches on the morphology of the cerebral cortex, but have led to oftentimes …

To sustain life, humans and other terrestrial animals must maintain a tight balance of water
gain and water loss each day. 1–3 However, the evolution of human water balance …

Maintaining the balance between costs and benefits is challenging for species living in
complex and dynamic socio-ecological environments, such as primates, but also crucial for …

The enlarged brains of homeotherms bring behavioural advantages, but also incur high
energy expenditures. The 'expensive brain'(EB) hypothesis posits that the energetic costs of …

Objectives Facial width‐to‐height ratio (fWHR) has been widely investigated in the context of
its role in visual communication, though there is a lack of consensus about how fWHR …

Foraging in seasonal environments can be cognitively challenging. Comparative studies
have associated brain size with a frugivorous diet. We investigated how fruit distribution …

How organisms capture and ultimately use metabolic energy–a limiting resource of life–has
profound implications for understanding evolutionary legacies and current patterns of …