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ectoparasite hypothesis of hairlessness: a standalone construct

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Paleoanthropology

the proposal that humans lost body hair to reduce loads of lice and other parasites, with hairlessness then favored by sexual selection.

In paleoanthropology, ectoparasite hypothesis of hairlessness refers to the proposal that humans lost body hair to reduce loads of lice and other parasites, with hairlessness then favored by sexual selection. This meaning comes from Pagel (2003) in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences.[1]

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Pagel, M., & Bodmer, W. (2003). A naked ape would have fewer parasites. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 270(suppl_1). https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2003.0041

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