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thermoregulatory hypothesis of bipedalism: a standalone construct

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Paleoanthropology

the proposal that upright walking reduced solar heat load and aided cooling in open tropical habitats, also favoring loss of body hair.

In paleoanthropology, thermoregulatory hypothesis of bipedalism refers to the proposal that upright walking reduced solar heat load and aided cooling in open tropical habitats, also favoring loss of body hair. This meaning comes from Wheeler (1984) in Journal of Human Evolution.[1]

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Wheeler, P. E. (1984). The evolution of bipedality and loss of functional body hair in hominids. Journal of Human Evolution, 13(1), 91-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0047-2484(84)80079-2

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