Research in HEB on human and non-human physiology integrates field, laboratory, experimental, mathematical, and theoretical approaches to understanding the physiology of living humans and non-human primates in all their diversity.
Major topics of current research include:
- The physiological integration of metabolism and reproduction
- Interactions and trade-offs between growth, reproduction, and immune function
- Comparative studies of patterns of physical activity in children
- Life history variation and the evolution of life history strategies
- Pooled energy budgets and human evolution
- Energetic constraints on gestation
- Energetics and life history transitions
- Health impacts of the human and non-human primate microbiomes
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Host-microbial interactions in energy gain and utilization
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Behavioral strategies to manipulate dietary energy gain
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Isotopic fractionation in the human gut