Clear evidence supports a dimensional view of psychiatric illness. Within this framework the
expression of disorder-relevant phenotypes is often interpreted as a breakdown or departure …

The human pelvis is often described as an evolutionary compromise (obstetrical dilemma)
between the requirements of efficient bipedal locomotion and safe parturition of a highly …

Variants in GDF5 are associated with human arthritis and decreased height, but the causal
mutations are still unknown. We surveyed the Gdf5 locus for regulatory regions in transgenic …

There is a growing consensus that global patterns of modern human cranial and dental
variation are shaped largely by neutral evolutionary processes, suggesting that craniodental …

Variation in body form among human groups is structured by a blend of natural selection
driven by local climatic conditions and random genetic drift. However, attempts to test …

Although hand grip strength is critical to the daily lives of humans and our arboreal great ape
relatives, the human hand has changed in form and function throughout our evolution due to …

Worldwide variation in human stature and limb proportions is widely accepted to reflect
thermal adaptation, but the contribution of population history to this variation is unknown …

Background Research on human extreme cold climate adaptations has benefitted from a
recent resurgence since Ted Steegmann laid out his Human Cold Adaptation Agenda in …

Distinguishing between genetic, environmental, and genotype× environment effects is
central to understanding geographic variation in phenotypic clines. Two of the best …

Recent studies have shown that global variation in body proportions is more complex than
previously thought as some traits formerly associated with climate adaptation are better …