Other Sources

The material listed here consists primarily of academic articles which have a direct or indirect bearing on evolutionary (Darwinian) medicine. The list is not exhaustive and reflects many of my own interests. For example, there is very little about the application of evolutionary idea to mental illness as my interests lie mainly with somatic conditions.

The work of Randolph Nesse is conspicuous by its absence. A more complete bibliography of his work can be found on his website.

A separate list of books of general and specialist interest is available here.

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  • Barker, D. (1992). Review: rise and fall of Western diseases. In D. Barker (Ed.), Fetal and Infant Origins of Adult Disease (pp. 330-335). London: British Medical Journal Publications.

  • Barker, D. (2001). A new model for the origins of chronic disease. Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 4, 31-35.

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  • Cordain, L., Gotshall, R., Eaton, S., & Eaton, S. I. (1998). Physical activity, energy expenditure and fitness: an evolutionary perspective. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 19(5), 328-335.

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  • Eaton, S., Cordain, L., & Eaton, S. (2001). An evolutionary foundation for health promotion. World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics, 90, 5-12.

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  • Eaton, S., Pike, M., Short, R., Lee, N., Trussell, J., Hatcher, R., et al. (1994). Women's reproductive cancers in evolutionary context. Quarterly Review of Biology, 69, 353-367.

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  • Eaton, S., Strassman, B., Nesse, R., Neel, J., Ewald, P., Williams, G., et al. (2002). Evolutionary health promotion. Preventive Medicine, 34(2), 109-118.

  • Editorial. (1989). Thrifty genotype rendered detrimental by progress? The Lancet, 2, 839-840.

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  • Gould, S., & Lewontin, R. (1979). The spandrels of San Marco and the Panglossian paradigm: a critique of the adaptationist programme. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B, 205, 581-598.

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  • Hutton, C. W. (1987). Generalized osteoarthritis: an evolutionary problem? Lancet, 1, 1463-1465.

  • Jacob, F. (1977). Evolution and tinkering. Science, 196, 1161-1166.

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  • Kluger, M. (1979). Fever - Its Biology, Evolution, and Function. Princeton: Princeton University Press.

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  • Kluger, M. (1991). The Adaptive Value of Fever. In P. Mackowiak (Ed.), Fever: Basic Mechanisms and Management. New York: Raven Press.

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  • Sherman, P., & Flaxman, S. (2001). Protecting ourselves from food - Spices and morning sickness may shield us from toxins and microorganisms in the diet. American Scientist, 89, 142-151.

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  • Stearns, S., & Ebert, D. (2001). Evolution in Health and Disease: Work in Progress. The Quarterly Review of Biology, 76(4), 417-432.

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  • Tauber, A. (1994). Darwinian aftershocks: repercussions in late twentieth century medicine. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 87, 27-31.

  • Trevathan, W. (1987). Human Birth: an evolutionary perspective. New York: Aldine de Gruyter.

  • Trevathan, W., & McKenna, J. (2001). Evolutionary medicine and population-based thinking in cultural context: The best of three worlds? American journal of Physical Anthropology, Supplement 32, 151.

  • Weiner, H. (1998). Notes on an evolutionary medicine. Psychosomatic Medicine, 60, 510-520.

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  • Williams, G., & Nesse, R. (1991). The dawn of Darwinian medicine. The Quarterly Review of Biology, 66, 1-22.