The naked truth. (Cover story)

• Autores: Nina G. Jablonski
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 302, Nº. 2, 2010, págs. 42-49
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses the question of why humans are not furry. It is argued that loss of fur was an adaptive change in proto-humans, which made it possible for them to travel further to find food and water. This is said to have enabled the evolution of larger brains. A review of fossil and genetic evidence which supports this theory is included. INSETS: FURRY VS. NAKED;Why the Aquatic Ape Theory Doesn't Hold Water;BEATING THE HEAT;OF LICE AND MEN