ANT208H1 Lecture : med lec 6.docx
Document Summary
Differences between male and female life histories alternative allocation. Special significance of girl child and women"s nutrition. Significance of secular trends in life history patterns. Period between appearance of secondary sexual characteristics and completion of skeletal growth. Cultural markers for attainment of adulthood may or may not be linked to a biological marker. Puberty in females: fat increases: males increase in muscle mass. Early life nutrition has a gigantic effect on later life (ie from fetal life) Humans have adaptations to fine-tune metabolic adaptations for later life. Later environment may be different from earlier life. ie over-nutrition/ under-nutrition. Special significance of girl child and women?s nutrition. Helping girls and women with nutrition (like in africa) can have profound effects. Significance of secular trends in life history patterns ie height. Variation across individuals as well as over time. All organisms maximize their transmission of genes. Adolescence: ?murky? period between appearance of secondary sexual characteristics and completion of skeletal growth.
