Pygmy phenotype developed many times, adaptive to rainforest
Monday, August 18, 2014 - 14:20
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The small body size associated with the pygmy phenotype is probably a selective adaptation for rainforest hunter-gatherers, according to an international team of researchers, but all African pygmy phenotypes do not have the same genetic underpinning, suggesting a more recent adaptation than previously thought.