The role of "the aquatic" in human evolution: constraining the aquatic ape hypothesis.

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Publication Type: Journal Article

Authors: Foley, Robert; Lahr, Marta Mirazón

Year of Publication: 2014

Journal: Evol Anthropol

Volume: 23

Issue: 2

Pagination: 56-9

Date Published: 2014 Mar-Apr

Publication Language: eng

ISSN: 1520-6505

Keywords: Animals, Anthropology, Physical, Aquatic Organisms, Biological Evolution, Ecosystem, Hominidae, Humans

Abstract:

Few things show the distinctiveness of human evolution research better than the Aquatic Ape Hypothesis (AAH). On one hand, we have "orthodox" research into human evolution, firmly based on land; on the other, we have the aquatic ape community, convinced not only that our ancestors went through an aquatic phase, but that the professional scientific community ignores their work and keeps it out of the mainstream. How many fields of science have two entirely parallel communities that essentially are hermetically sealed from each other?

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https://www.academia.edu/6841217/The_Role_of_the_Aquatic_in_Human_Evolut...

URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24753345

DOI: 10.1002/evan.21405

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24753345?dopt=Abstract

Alternate Journal: Evol. Anthropol.

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