<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gardner, Jacob D.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Püschel, Thomas A.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">White, Suzy</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sakamoto, Manabu</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Venditti, Chris</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Competing models of hominin body size evolution</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2026</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2026/06/22</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2521732123</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">123</style></volume><isbn><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">0027-84241091-6490</style></isbn><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;meta charset=&quot;UTF-8&quot; /&gt;The evolutionary trajectory of hominin body size remains contested, with prior studies suggesting a gradual increase or lineage-specific shifts. Here, we apply Bayesian phylogenetic generalized linear mixed models to a dataset of 386 specimens across 21 taxa and find strong evidence for a marked body mass increase in non-&lt;i&gt;habilis&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;or later-occurring&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Homo&lt;/i&gt;, with moderate support for a general increase over time. Contrary to some existing hypotheses, we find less support for a distinct size increase across all&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Homo&lt;/i&gt;. By accounting for phylogenetic nonindependence, intraspecific variation, and multiple sources of uncertainty, our analysis examines competing views in a single framework, supporting a more complex explanation for hominin body size evolution and clarifying key transitions in&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Homo&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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