Natural selection has driven population differentiation in modern humans
The considerable range of observed phenotypic variation in human populations may reflect,
in part, distinctive processes of natural selection and adaptation to variable environmental …
in part, distinctive processes of natural selection and adaptation to variable environmental …
Drivers and trajectories of land cover change in East Africa: Human and environmental interactions from 6000 years ago to present
R Marchant, S Richer, O Boles, C Capitani… - Earth-Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
East African landscapes today are the result of the cumulative effects of climate and land-
use change over millennial timescales. In this review, we compile archaeological and …
use change over millennial timescales. In this review, we compile archaeological and …
Lactose digestion and the evolutionary genetics of lactase persistence
It has been known for some 40 years that lactase production persists into adult life in some
people but not in others. However, the mechanism and evolutionary significance of this …
people but not in others. However, the mechanism and evolutionary significance of this …
Genome-wide patterns of population structure and admixture in West Africans and African Americans
Quantifying patterns of population structure in Africans and African Americans illuminates
the history of human populations and is critical for undertaking medical genomic studies on …
the history of human populations and is critical for undertaking medical genomic studies on …
Selective sweeps
W Stephan - Genetics, 2019 - academic.oup.com
For almost 20 years, many inference methods have been developed to detect selective
sweeps and localize the targets of directional selection in the genome. These methods are …
sweeps and localize the targets of directional selection in the genome. These methods are …
The evolutionary anthropology of war
L Glowacki, ML Wilson, RW Wrangham - Journal of Economic Behavior & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Evolutionary anthropologists seek to understand the evolution of warfare across multiple
timescales, from the roots of warfare in the intergroup aggression of our primate ancestors …
timescales, from the roots of warfare in the intergroup aggression of our primate ancestors …
Human adaptation to the control of fire
RW Wrangham, RN Carmody - Evolutionary Anthropology, 2010 - dash.harvard.edu
Charles Darwin attributed human evolutionary success to three traits. Our social habits and
anatomy were important, he said, but the critical feature was our intelligence, because it led …
anatomy were important, he said, but the critical feature was our intelligence, because it led …
[HTML][HTML] A worldwide correlation of lactase persistence phenotype and genotypes
Y Itan, BL Jones, CJE Ingram, DM Swallow… - BMC evolutionary …, 2010 - Springer
Background The ability of adult humans to digest the milk sugar lactose-lactase persistence-
is a dominant Mendelian trait that has been a subject of extensive genetic, medical and …
is a dominant Mendelian trait that has been a subject of extensive genetic, medical and …
Ancestry informative marker sets for determining continental origin and admixture proportions in common populations in America
To provide a resource for assessing continental ancestry in a wide variety of genetic studies,
we identified, validated, and characterized a set of 128 ancestry informative markers (AIMs) …
we identified, validated, and characterized a set of 128 ancestry informative markers (AIMs) …
Genetic variations in Tibetan populations and high-altitude adaptation at the Himalayas
Y Peng, Z Yang, H Zhang, C Cui, X Qi… - Molecular biology …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Modern humans have occupied almost all possible environments globally since exiting
Africa about 100,000 years ago. Both behavioral and biological adaptations have …
Africa about 100,000 years ago. Both behavioral and biological adaptations have …