A head start for life history development? Family income mediates associations between height and immune response in men.
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DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.23754
Abstract: OBJECTIVES Male height and health affect a diverse range of social and economic outcomes such as competition for resources and mates. Life history theory predicts that limited availability of bioenergetic resources curbs the development of… read more here.
Keywords: life history; response; immune response; height immune ... See more keywords
Body height and immune efficacy: testing body stature as a signal of biological quality
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.1372
Abstract: According to the good genes hypothesis and energy allocation theory, human adult body height may reflect biological quality. An important aspect of this quality is immune system functioning (ISF). The aim of this study was… read more here.
Keywords: biological quality; body stature; body height; height immune ... See more keywords