How did the human body evolve, and how does our species’ deep past shape our health and physiology today? Through laboratory and field research, our lab investigates the physiology of humans and non-human primates and other mammals to understand how ecology, lifestyle, diet, and evolutionary history affect metabolism and health. We are also interested in how ecology and evolution influence musculoskeletal design and physical activity. Field projects focus on small-scale societies, including hunter-gatherers and subsistence farmers, in Africa and South America. Lab research focuses on energetics and metabolism, including respirometry and doubly labeled water methods.
Read the new article from the Daasanach Health and Life History group featured on the cover of the American Journal of Human Biology!
Cross-cultural variation in thirst perception in hot-human and hot-arid environments: Evidence from two small-scale populations (Rosinger et al.) – https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajhb.23715
