Infectious Diseases and Human Population History
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Andrew P. Dobson, E. Robin Carper; Infectious Diseases and Human Population History: Throughout history the establishment of disease has been a side effect
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Infectious diseases were a major source of morbidity and mortality, and hence of natural selection, in human evolutionary history.
“Infectious diseases were a major source of morbidity and mortality, and hence of natural selection, in human evolutionary history”
From Parasite-stress promotes in-group assortative sociality: The cases of strong family ties and heightened religiosity (2012) · cites this paper as Dobson & Carper 1996
Parasite-stress is not the same across the globe nor has it been the same across time.
“Parasite-stress is not the same across the globe nor has it been the same across time.”
From Parasite-stress promotes in-group assortative sociality: The cases of strong family ties and heightened religiosity (2012) · cites this paper as Dobson & Carper 1996
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- Authors
- Dobson, A. P., & Carper, E. R.
- ORCID
- Dobson, Andrew P.
- Venue
- BioScience
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1996-02
- Volume
- 46
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 115-126
- ISSN
- 0006-3568 (ISSN-L)
- 1525-3244
- OpenAlex
- W2411708181
- Cited by
- 318
- References
- 0
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- Type
- book review
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- BioScience (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
- Princeton University
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Paleopathology and ancient diseases
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › History of Medicine and Tropical Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Keywords
- infectious diseases, human population history, history of epidemics
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