An evolutionary review of human telomere biology: the thrifty telomere hypothesis and notes on potential adaptive paternal effects.

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Published in Am J Hum Biol on December 17, 2010

Authors

Dan T A Eisenberg1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208-1330, USA. dtae@dtae.net

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