Annals of Human Biology, Volume 43, Issue 4 (2016)

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Human Biology of the Amazon

Editorial

Editorial
Human Biology of the Amazon
Hilton P. Silva, Barbara A. Piperata & Darna L. Dufour
Pages: 289-292
Published online: 20 Jul 2016
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Physical growth curves of indigenous Xavante children in Central Brazil: results from a longitudinal study (2009–2012)
Aline A. Ferreira, James R. Welch, Geraldo Marcelo Cunha & Carlos E. A. Coimbra Jr.
Pages: 293-303
Published online: 20 Jun 2016
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Catch-up growth and growth deficits: Nine-year annual panel child growth for native Amazonians in Bolivia
Rebecca Zhang, Eduardo A. Undurraga, Wu Zeng, Victoria Reyes-García, Susan Tanner, William R. Leonard, Jere R. Behrman & Ricardo A. Godoy
Pages: 304-315
Published online: 29 Jun 2016
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Heterogeneous effects of market integration on sub-adult body size and nutritional status among the Shuar of Amazonian Ecuador
Samuel S. Urlacher, Melissa A. Liebert, J. Josh Snodgrass, Aaron D. Blackwell, Tara J. Cepon-Robins, Theresa E. Gildner, Felicia C. Madimenos, Dorsa Amir, Richard G. Bribiescas & Lawrence S. Sugiyama
Pages: 316-329
Published online: 23 Jun 2016
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Review

Review
Amazonian foods and implications for human biology
Darna L. Dufour, Barbara A. Piperata, Rui S. S. Murrieta, Warren M. Wilson & Drake D. Williams
Pages: 330-348
Published online: 27 Jun 2016
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Mercury levels and human health in the Amazon Basin
José G. Dórea & Rejane C Marques
Pages: 349-359
Published online: 29 Jun 2016
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Traditional living in the Amazon: Extended breastfeeding, fish consumption, mercury exposure and neurodevelopment
Rejane C. Marques, Luciana Abreu, José V. E. Bernardi & José G. Dórea
Pages: 360-370
Published online: 21 Jun 2016
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Obesity, hypertension, social determinants of health and the epidemiologic transition among traditional Amazonian populations
Hilton P. Silva, Cristina Padez, Edila A. F. Moura & Lígia A. Filgueiras
Pages: 371-381
Published online: 11 Jul 2016
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Immune function in Amazonian horticulturalists
Aaron D. Blackwell, Benjamin C. Trumble, Ivan Maldonado Suarez, Jonathan Stieglitz, Bret Beheim, J. Josh Snodgrass, Hillard Kaplan & Michael Gurven
Pages: 382-396
Published online: 09 Jun 2016
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Prevalence and risk behaviour for human immunodeficiency virus 1 infection in Marajó Island, Northern Brazil
Antonio C. R. Vallinoto, Samantha Aguiar, Keyla G. Sá, Felipe Bonfim Freitas, Glenda Ferreira, Sandra Souza Lima, Renata Bezerra Hermes, Luiz Fernando Almeida Machado, Izaura Cayres-Vallinoto, Marluísa Ishak & Ricardo Ishak
Pages: 397-404
Published online: 20 Jun 2016
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Review

Review
Social and health dimensions of climate change in the Amazon
Eduardo S. Brondízio, Ana C. B. de Lima, Sam Schramski & Cristina Adams
Pages: 405-414
Published online: 23 Jun 2016
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