my brain is breaking...I think early age at menarche is an elite trait in europe & that euro elites are r-selected compared to peasants o.0
But gene flow is one way - effective elite isolation. Genes to deal with the harmful effects of extra food and fast life history can appear.
-
-
And even though they're irrelevant to most peasants, they could sneak into the general population by "surfing" the permanent expansion wave.
-
Descendants of elites and populations that had hyperfertile elites may be better adapted to deal with sudden food excess.
- 4 more replies
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.