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. 2016 Jun 28;113(26):E3596.

doi: 10.1073/pnas.1607066113. Epub 2016 Jun 21.

Adult pelvic shape change is an evolutionary side effect

Philipp Mitteroecker¹, Barbara Fischer²

Affiliations

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¹ Department of Theoretical Biology, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; philipp.mitteroecker@univie.ac.at.
² Department of Theoretical Biology, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research, 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria.

PMID: 27330108
PMCID: PMC4932982
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1607066113

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Adult pelvic shape change is an evolutionary side effect

Philipp Mitteroecker et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016.

. 2016 Jun 28;113(26):E3596.

doi: 10.1073/pnas.1607066113. Epub 2016 Jun 21.

Authors

Philipp Mitteroecker¹, Barbara Fischer²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Theoretical Biology, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; philipp.mitteroecker@univie.ac.at.
² Department of Theoretical Biology, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research, 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria.

PMID: 27330108
PMCID: PMC4932982
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1607066113

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Reply to Mitteroecker and Fischer: Developmental solutions to the obstetrical dilemma are not Gouldian spandrels.
Ponce de León MS, Huseynov A, Zollikofer CP. Ponce de León MS, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Jun 28;113(26):E3597-8. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1607209113. Epub 2016 Jun 21. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016. PMID: 27330116 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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Developmental evidence for obstetric adaptation of the human female pelvis.
Huseynov A, Zollikofer CP, Coudyzer W, Gascho D, Kellenberger C, Hinzpeter R, Ponce de León MS. Huseynov A, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 May 10;113(19):5227-32. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1517085113. Epub 2016 Apr 25. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016. PMID: 27114515 Free PMC article.

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