The sexual dimorphism of obesity

BF Palmer, DJ Clegg - Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 2015 - Elsevier
The NIH has recently highlighted the importance of sexual dimorphisms and has mandated
inclusion of both sexes in clinical trials and basic research. In this review we highlight new …

Beauty and the beast: Mechanisms of sexual selection in humans

DA Puts - Evolution and human behavior, 2010 - Elsevier
Literature in evolutionary psychology suggests that mate choice has been the primary
mechanism of sexual selection in humans, but this conclusion conforms neither to …

[PDF][PDF] Waist circumference and waist-hip ratio: report of a WHO expert consultation, Geneva, 8-11 December 2008

World Health Organization - 2011 - apps.who.int
The World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Consultation on Waist Circumference and
Waist–Hip Ratio was held in Geneva, Switzerland on 8–11 December 2008. The …

[图书][B] Principles of animal communication

JW Bradbury, SL Vehrencamp - 1998 - learninglink.oup.com
Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

Sexual dimorphism of body composition

JCK Wells - Best practice & research Clinical endocrinology & …, 2007 - Elsevier
Sexual dimorphism in human body composition is evident from fetal life, but emerges
primarily during puberty. At birth, males have a similar fat mass to females but are longer …

Associations between gender, age and waist circumference

J Stevens, EG Katz, RR Huxley - European journal of clinical nutrition, 2010 - nature.com
Abstract In December 2008, the World Health Organization (WHO) convened a consultation
to discuss cut-points for waist circumference (WC). As part of that effort, this paper examines …

[图书][B] The evolutionary biology of human female sexuality

R Thornhill, SW Gangestad - 2008 - books.google.com
Research conducted in the last fifteen years has placed in question many of the traditional
conclusions scholars have formed about human female sexuality. Though conventional …

Costs and benefits of fat-free muscle mass in men: Relationship to mating success, dietary requirements, and native immunity

WD Lassek, SJC Gaulin - Evolution and Human Behavior, 2009 - Elsevier
On average, men have 61% more muscle mass than women (d= 3), a sex difference which
is developmentally related to their much higher levels of testosterone. Potential benefits of …

Physical attractiveness in adaptationist perspective

LS Sugiyama - The handbook of evolutionary psychology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter focuses on (1) outlining an adaptationist perspective on physical
attractiveness,(2) presenting the basic questions that this perspective leads us to ask,(3) …

The reset hypothesis: lactation and maternal metabolism

AM Stuebe, JW Rich-Edwards - American journal of …, 2009 - thieme-connect.com
For maternal metabolism, pregnancy ends not with delivery, but with weaning. In several
recent epidemiological studies, authors have reported an association between duration of …