10 - climate adaptation Flashcards
1
Q
Jablonski & Chaplin
A
skin cancer not a driver of eumelanin (because after reprod)
2
Q
Ruff
A
“New World” populations not entirely fit to their enviro yet
3
Q
Outlier of BErgmann? “Body as cylinder?”
A
Polynesians
4
Q
Bergmann is breadth. Allen is …
A
height
5
Q
What bone often referenced because it preserves well?t
A
The ulna
6
Q
T-LC (Lower-Critical Temp) VS.
A
T-MIN (minimum ambient temperature) (lower for Inuit than others)
7
Q
Head lice and body lice diverged when
A
200-170 kya
8
Q
Sign of no shoes?
A
Small toes
9
Q
In the dermus, ____ produces ____
A
melanocytes produce melanin
10
Q
Hemoglobin lower in Tibet than Andes, therefore TIbetans…
A
breathe more
11
Q
Why Inuit not lighter skin?
A
Because split off from Siberia not more than 40 KYA
12
Q
Heinrich events?
A
sudden drops in temp
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