Anthropogeny Publications Exchange (APE)

The Anthropogeny Publications Exchange (APE) is a resource for anthropogeny-related publications informing on human evolution, origins, and uniqueness. It also serves as a reference repository for the Matrix of Comparative Anthropogeny (MOCA). The number of possible additions to APE are limitless, however we have chosen to focus on those with a maximum relevance to anthropogeny using the following criteria:

  • Relevance for understanding the evolutionary origins of the human species
  • Research that informs on the origins of uniquely human features
  • Comparative studies of other species relevant to understanding human uniqueness
  • Broad interest and appeal to CARTA members
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SVA elements: a hominid-specific retroposon family. H. Wang et al. 0 SVA (SINE/VNTR/Alu) Element Expansion 2005 2016-06-29
Cetaceans have complex brains for complex cognition. L. Marino et al. 0 Von Economo (Spindle) Cells Number and Size 2007 2016-06-24
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24318941 Ontogenetic scaling of the human nose in a longitudinal sample: implications for genus Homo facial evolution. N. Holton et al. 0 2014 2013-11-19
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25157138 New high-resolution computed tomography data of the Taung partial cranium and endocast and their bearing on metopism and hominin brain evolution. R. Holloway et al. 0 2014 2014-08-26
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-56154-9 Hominin presence in Eurasia by at least 1.95 million years ago S. Curran et al. 0 2025 2025-01-22
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25852595 The precedence of syntax in the rapid emergence of human language in evolution as defined by the integration hypothesis. V. Nóbrega et al. 0 Rules of Phrase/Sentence Formation (Syntax) 2015 2015-04-01
http://gut.bmj.com/content/early/2024/03/08/gutjnl-2023-331594.abstract PNPLA3 fatty liver allele was fixed in Neanderthals and segregates neutrally in humans A. Geier et al. 0 2024 2024-03-15
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16911819 Cranial base morphology and temporal bone pneumatization in Asian Homo erectus. A. Balzeau et al. 0 2006 2016-02-16
https://www.pnas.org/content/117/6/2879 Archaeological evidence for two separate dispersals of Neanderthals into southern Siberia K. Kolobova et al. 0 2020 2020-03-12
http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/285/1886/20181536 Bonobos voluntarily hand food to others but not toys or tools C. Krupenye et al. 0 2018 2018-09-13
http://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2017/04/09/125799 Comparative Genomic Evidence for Self-Domestication in Homo sapiens C. Theofanopoulou et al. 0 2017 2017-07-11
What does the amygdala contribute to social cognition? R. Adolphs 0 Morphometrics of the Amygdala 2010 2016-08-03
Human-specific organization of primary visual cortex: alternating compartments of dense Cat-301 and calbindin immunoreactivity in layer 4A. T. Preuss et al. 0 Organization of Layer 4A of Area V1 2002 2016-07-25
HLA-DRB1* allele-associated genetic susceptibility and protection against multiple sclerosis in Brazilian patients. D. Kaimen-Maciel et al. 0 HLA-DRB1*11 (major histocompatibility complex, class II, DR beta 1 allele 11 ) 2009 2016-07-18
Positive selection in East Asians for an EDAR allele that enhances NF-kappaB activation. J. Bryk et al. 0 EDAR (ectodysplasin A receptor) 2008 2016-07-01
Tyrosine hydroxylase: human isoforms, structure and regulation in physiology and pathology. T. Nagatsu 0 TH (tyrosine hydroxylase) 1995 2016-06-28
Apolipoprotein CI knock-out mice display impaired memory functions. J. Berbée et al. 0 APOC1 (apolipoprotein C-I) 2011 2016-06-23
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24324143 Cultural assemblages show nested structure in humans and chimpanzees but not orangutans. J. Kamilar et al. 0 2014 2013-12-20
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25254093 Human paternal and maternal demographic histories: insights from high-resolution Y chromosome and mtDNA sequences. S. Lippold et al. 0 2014 2014-09-25
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/evolutionary-human-sciences/article/expanding-the-causal-menu-an-interventionist-perspective-on-explaining-human-behavioral-evolution/2F04DB41767ECC180128342C40582338 Expanding the causal menu: An interventionist perspective on explaining human behavioural evolution R. Planer et al. 0 2024 2024-11-27
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25945314 From Lucy to Kadanuumuu: balanced analyses of Australopithecus afarensis assemblages confirm only moderate skeletal dimorphism. P. Reno et al. 0 Sexual Body Size Dimorphism 2015 2015-04-29
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adf8009 The genetic architecture and evolution of the human skeletal form E. Kun et al. 0 2023 2023-09-27
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27058445 The Divergence of Neandertal and Modern Human Y Chromosomes. F. Mendez et al. 0 Features of the Y Chromosome 2016 2016-04-07
https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/10/08/1905071116?cct=1818 Evidence for independent brain and neurocranial reorganization during hominin evolution J. Warren et al. 0 2019 2019-10-17
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(18)30383-0 Human-Specific NOTCH2NL Genes Affect Notch Signaling and Cortical Neurogenesis I. Fiddes et al. 0 2018 2018-06-18
https://academic.oup.com/mbe/article/3078671/Ancient-recombination-events-between-human-herpes?searchresult=1 Ancient recombination events between human herpes simplex viruses S. Burrel et al. 0 2017 2017-03-29
https://carta.anthropogeny.org/events/sessions/male-violence-among-ache´-and-hiwi-hunter-gatherers Male violence among Ache´ and Hiwi hunter-gatherers K. Hill 0 Intra-group Coalitions/Alliances 2014 2016-08-02
Inactivation of MOXD2 and S100A15A by exon deletion during human evolution. Y. Hahn et al. 0 MOXD2P (monooxygenase, DBH-like 2, pseudogene ) 2007 2016-07-25
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC419985/ Human-Specific Duplication and Mosaic Transcripts: The Recent Paralogous Structure of Chromosome 22 J. Bailey et al. 0 Genomic Segmental Duplications/Low Copy Repeats 2002 2016-07-15
Active Alu retrotransposons in the human genome. A. Bennett et al. 0 Short Interspersed Elements (SINEs)/Alu Types and Distribution 2008 2016-06-30
Twinning and heteropaternity in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). J. Ely et al. 0 Twinning Frequency 2006 2016-06-28
Metopic suture of Taung (Australopithecus africanus) and its implications for hominin brain evolution D. Falk et al. 0 Age of Fontanelles / Cranial Sutures Closure 2012 2016-06-23
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24535286 Genomics and the origin of species. O. Seehausen et al. 0 2014 2014-02-18
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25368157 Rapid changes in the gut microbiome during human evolution. A. Moeller et al. 0 Gut Microbiome 2014 2014-11-04
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-53050-6#Abs1 Ochre communities of practice in Stone Age Eswatini B. MacDonald et al. 0 Cultural Transmission 2024 2024-11-01
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26055157 Reconstructing ancient genomes and epigenomes. L. Orlando et al. 0 2015 2015-06-18
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36991187/ Entwined African and Asian genetic roots of medieval peoples of the Swahili coast. E. Brielle et al. 0 2023 2023-03-30
http://lccn.loc.gov/2013932348 Denial: Self-Deception, False Beliefs, and the Origins of the Human Mind A. Varki et al. 0 Optimism Bias 2013 2013-06-05
https://www.pnas.org/content/116/32/16036 Human species-specific loss of CMP-N-acetylneuraminic acid hydroxylase enhances atherosclerosis via intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms K. Kawanishi et al. 0 Atherosclerosis 2019 2019-07-25
http://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-018-0528-0 Supraorbital morphology and social dynamics in human evolution R. Godinho et al. 0 2018 2018-04-11
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/div-classtitlethe-archaeology-of-persistent-places-the-palaeolithic-case-of-la-cotte-de-st-brelade-jerseydiv/90B364F80106D2ED02457015EF6A2AFF The archaeology of persistent places: the Palaeolithic case of La Cotte de St Brelade, Jersey A. Shaw et al. 0 2016 2016-12-19
Evolution of mammals and their gut microbes. R. Ley et al. 0 Gut Microbiome 2008 2016-08-02
https://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.16371 Travel fosters tool use in wild chimpanzees T. Gruber et al. 0 Tool Making 2016 2016-07-22
Why do chimpanzees hunt and share meat? J. Mitani et al. 0 Food Sharing 2001 2016-07-15
Hunter-gatherer postcranial robusticity relative to patterns of mobility, climatic adaptation, and selection for tissue economy. J. Stock 0 Skeletal Robusticity 2006 2016-06-30
Primate prefrontal cortex evolution: human brains are the extreme of a lateralized ape trend. J. Smaers et al. 0 Frontal Lobe Size, Volume of Frontal Lobe White Matter 2011 2016-06-28
Adult hippocampal neurogenesis of mammals: evolution and life history. I. Amrein et al. 0 Adult Neurogenesis 2009 2016-06-22
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24728267 Implication of sperm RNAs in transgenerational inheritance of the effects of early trauma in mice. K. Gapp et al. 0 2014 2014-04-14
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379125001659 Vegetation and climate changes during the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition in the southwestern Mediterranean: What happened to the last Neanderthals during Heinrich stadial 4? L. Charton et al. 0 2025 2025-04-30
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25413877 The sound of power: conveying and detecting hierarchical rank through voice. S. Ko et al. 0 2015 2014-11-24
https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/54436/chapter/481650804?login=true An Integrated Evolutionary Scenario for the Culturalization of the Human Body F. d’Errico et al. 0 Physical Modifications of the Body 2024 2024-09-26
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26095847 Autism and the Question of the Human. J. Bergenmar et al. 0 Autism Spectrum Disorders 2015 2015-08-17
https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S0047248422001543?token=96D4F9489CC1FE073DC51037864E44A69BC70979AAE530E7107579CEE09448DABFD25194A919B3963C5DFEB71B6C669E&originRegion=us-east-1&originCreation=20221225172555 Early evidence for bear exploitation during MIS 9 from the site of Schöningen 12 (Germany). I. Verheijen et al. 0 2022 2022-12-25
https://lccn.loc.gov/73002062 Evolution of the Brain and Intelligence H. Jerison 0 Brain Size 1973 2009-03-06
https://elifesciences.org/articles/41517 Genetic diversity of CHC22 clathrin impacts its function in glucose metabolism M. Fumagalli et al. 0 Diabetes Mellitus 2019 2019-06-05
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29388951 Early Middle Palaeolithic culture in India around 385–172 ka reframes Out of Africa models K. Akhilesh et al. 0 2018 2018-02-07
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27375418?dopt=Abstract Beat Keeping in a Sea Lion As Coupled Oscillation: Implications for Comparative Understanding of Human Rhythm. A. Rouse et al. 0 2016 2016-10-25
Expression of human relaxin genes: characterization of a novel alternatively-spliced human relaxin mRNA species. J. Gunnersen et al. 0 Serum Relaxin Quantity and Timing 1996 2016-07-26
Female reproductive ecology of the apes: Implications for human evolution C. Knott 0 Maternal Tolerance of Allomaternal Assistance 2001 2016-07-20
The Chimpanzees of Gombe J. Goodall 0 Food Handling 1986 2016-07-13
Van Maldergem syndrome: further characterisation and evidence for neuronal migration abnormalities and autosomal recessive inheritance. S. Mansour et al. 0 DCHS1 (Dachsous Cadherin-Related 1) 2012 2016-06-30
Cholera, diarrhea, and oral rehydration therapy: triumph and indictment. R. Guerrant et al. 0 Cholera 2003 2016-06-28
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17360606 4,300-year-old chimpanzee sites and the origins of percussive stone technology. J. Mercader et al. 0 2007 2014-05-10
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12520-025-02197-4 Birds from the oven: the Middle Palaeolithic avifauna of Tabun Cave, Mount Carmel, Israel L. Amos et al. 0 2025 2025-04-09
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25620935 Music induces universal emotion-related psychophysiological responses: comparing Canadian listeners to Congolese Pygmies. H. Egermann et al. 0 2014 2015-01-12
https://paleoanthropology.org/ojs/index.php/paleo/libraryFiles/downloadPublic/25 No Sedimentological Evidence for Deliberate Burial by Homo naledi – A Case Study Highlighting the Need for Best Practices in Geochemical Studies Within Archaeology and Paleoanthropology K. Foecke et al. 0 In Press 2024-08-08
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26440979 "Vision for Action" in Young Children Aligning Multi-Featured Objects: Development and Comparison with Nonhuman Primates. D. Fragaszy et al. 0 Tool Manufacture and Use 2015 2015-10-07
https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/IEE/article/view/13560 A paradigm for the evolution of human features: Apes trapped on barren volcanic islands A. Krill 0 Bipedal Foot Morphology, Striding Bipedalism 2020 2022-12-19
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004724841730444X?via%3Dihub Ardipithecus ramidus postcrania from the Gona Project area, Afar Regional State, Ethiopia S. Simpson et al. 0 Bipedal Foot Morphology, Striding Bipedalism 2019 2019-03-07
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2017/12/05/1705895114.full Male homosexuality and maternal immune responsivity to the Y-linked protein NLGN4Y A. Bogaert et al. 0 Homosexual Behavior 2017 2017-12-12
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature19758.html The phylogenetic roots of human lethal violence J. Gómez et al. 0 2016 2016-09-29
Self-Medicative Behavior in the African Great Apes: An Evolutionary Perspective into the Origins of Human Traditional Medicine M. Huffman 0 Self-Medication (Zoopharmacognosy) 2001 2016-07-26
Lumbosacral lordosis in fetal spine: genetic or mechanic parameter. E. Choufani et al. 0 Lumbar Lordosis 2009 2016-07-19
The fusiform face area: a module in human extrastriate cortex specialized for face perception. N. Kanwisher et al. 0 Facial recognition 1997 2016-07-11
A population-based study of genotypic and phenotypic variability in children with spinal muscular atrophy. E. Arkblad et al. 0 GTF2H2 (General transcription factor IIH, polypeptide 2, 44kDa), GTF2IRD2 (GTF2I repeat domain containing 2), NAIP (NLR family, apoptosis inhibitory protein ), SMN1 (Survival of motor neurone 1), SMN2 (Survival of motor neurone 2) 2009 2016-06-29
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ar.a.20128 Origin and evolution of large brains in toothed whales L. Marino et al. 0 Brain Size 2004 2016-06-27
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24114390 Examining the possible functions of kissing in romantic relationships. R. Wlodarski et al. 0 2013 2013-11-08
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24880339 A molecular basis for classic blond hair color in Europeans. C. Guenther et al. 0 2014 2014-06-02
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1503900 Linguistic capacity was present in the Homo sapiens population 135 thousand years ago S. Miyagawa et al. 0 2025 2025-03-14
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25652222 Stay or stray? Evidence for alternative mating strategy phenotypes in both men and women. R. Wlodarski et al. 0 2015 2015-02-04
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0047248422001567 Moving beyond the adaptationist paradigm for human evolution, and why it matters L. Schroeder et al. 0 2023 2024-07-19
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20154195 The influence of foot posture on the cost of transport in humans. C. Cunningham et al. 0 2010 2015-11-13
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-021-01431-1#citeas Divergence-time estimates for hominins provide insight into encephalization and body mass trends in human evolution H. Püschel et al. 0 Brain Size 2021 2021-04-02
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2018/11/29/481556 Functional Anatomy, Biomechanical Performance Capabilities and Potential Niche of StW 573: an Australopithecus Skeleton (circa 3.67 Ma) From Sterkfontein Member 2, and its significance for The Last Common Ancestor of the African Apes and for Hominin Origi R. Crompton et al. 0 Bipedal Foot Morphology, Striding Bipedalism 2018 2018-12-20
http://www.cell.com/ajhg/abstract/S0002-9297(17)30379-8 The Contribution of Neanderthals to Phenotypic Variation in Modern Humans M. Dannemann et al. 0 2017 2017-10-09
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/08/30/1607493113 Spiny plants, mammal browsers, and the origin of African savannas T. Charles-Dominique et al. 0 2016 2016-09-07
http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/277/1691/2165.abstract Wernicke's area homologue in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and its relation to the appearance of modern human language M. Spocter et al. 0 Planum Temporale Cerebral Asymmetry 2010 2016-07-26
http://www.jstor.org/stable/177650 Poor Man, Rich Man, Big-Man, Chief: Political Types in Melanesia and Polynesia M. Sahlins 0 Intra-group Coalitions/Alliances 1963 2016-07-19
Configural face processing develops more slowly than featural face processing. C. Mondloch et al. 0 Facial recognition 2002 2016-07-01
Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) learn to act with other individuals in a cooperative task. S. Hirata et al. 0 Cooperative Action 2007 2016-06-29
Protein-truncating mutations in ASPM cause variable reduction in brain size. J. Bond et al. 0 ASPM (asp (abnormal spindle) homolog, microcephaly associated) 2003 2016-06-27
http://www.nature.com/news/genome-hacker-uncovers-largest-ever-family-tree-1.14037 Genome hacker uncovers largest-ever family tree H. Ledford 0 2013 2013-11-08
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25035493 Human tRNA synthetase catalytic nulls with diverse functions. W. Lo et al. 0 2014 2014-07-18
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440324002164 How teeth record and attenuate seasonal signals D. Green et al. 0 Enamel Structure and Enamel Thickness 2025 2025-02-19
http://cdp.sagepub.com/content/16/2/60.abstract From Nonhuman to Human Mind: What Changed and Why? B. Hare 0 Morphometrics of the Amygdala 2007 2016-07-22
Spatial organization of neurons in the frontal pole sets humans apart from great apes. K. Semendeferi et al. 0 Frontal Lobe Size 2011 2016-07-15
Deletion polymorphism of SIGLEC14 and its functional implications. M. Yamanaka et al. 0 SIGLEC14 (sialic acid binding Ig-like lectin 14) 2009 2016-06-30
Dopamine, motivation, and the evolutionary significance of gambling-like behaviour. P. Anselme 0 Unnecessary Risk Taking 2013 2016-06-28
Hippocampal neurogenesis in adult Old World primates E. Gould et al. 0 Adult Neurogenesis 1999 2016-06-23
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24630847 Genetic origins of lactase persistence and the spread of pastoralism in Africa. A. Ranciaro et al. 0 2014 2014-03-17

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