Original paper
Palaeoecological and genetic evidence for Neanderthal power locomotion as an adaptation to a woodland environment
Abstract
The prevailing explanation for Neanderthal body form is the cold (glacial) adaptation hypothesis. However, palaeoecological associations appear to indicate a less cold woodland environment. Under such conditions, encounter and ambush (rather than pursuit) hunting – and thus muscular power and sprint (rather than endurance) capacity – would have been favoured. We hypothesise that the highly muscular Neanderthal body form reflects an adaptation to...
Paper Details
Title
Palaeoecological and genetic evidence for Neanderthal power locomotion as an adaptation to a woodland environment
Published Date
Aug 1, 2019
Journal
Volume
217
Pages
310 - 315
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