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What have humans done for evolutionary biology? Contributions from genes to populations.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 15 Nov 2017
Briga Michael, Griffin Robert M, Berger Vérane, Pettay Jenni E, Lummaa Virpi
Abstract excerpt
Many fundamental concepts in evolutionary biology were discovered using non-human study systems. Humans are poorly suited to key study designs used to advance this field, and are subject to cultural, technological, and medical influences often considered to restrict the pertinence of human studies to other species and general contexts. Whether studies using current and recent human populations provide insights...
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