2024
Reproductive endocrinology and aging in human males: An evolutionary perspective
Bribiescas R. Reproductive endocrinology and aging in human males: An evolutionary perspective. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2024, 167: 105898. PMID: 39293503, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe milk study protocol: A longitudinal, prospective cohort study of the relationship between human milk metabolic hormone concentration, maternal body composition, and early growth and satiety development in Samoan infants aged 1–4 months
Harries V, Abraham J, Vesi L, Reupena A, Faaselele-Savusa K, Duckham R, Bribiescas R, Hawley N. The milk study protocol: A longitudinal, prospective cohort study of the relationship between human milk metabolic hormone concentration, maternal body composition, and early growth and satiety development in Samoan infants aged 1–4 months. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0292997. PMID: 38728264, PMCID: PMC11086876, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal body compositionEarly infant growthBody compositionInfant growthProspective longitudinal cohortMother-infant dyadsBreastfeeding mother-infant dyadsHuman milkFingerpick blood sampleInfants aged 1Longitudinal cohortBody composition measurementsProspective cohort studyInfant feeding patternsSatiety developmentUndernourished womenSatiety responsivenessInfant satietyInfant hungerHormone leptinCohort studyHigh-income settingsMultivariate analysisEating patternsHormone transferVariation in diurnal cortisol patterns among the Indigenous Shuar of Amazonian Ecuador
Liebert M, Urlacher S, Madimenos F, Gildner T, Cepon‐Robins T, Harrington C, Bribiescas R, Sugiyama L, Snodgrass J. Variation in diurnal cortisol patterns among the Indigenous Shuar of Amazonian Ecuador. American Journal Of Human Biology 2024, e24056. PMID: 38517108, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.24056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiurnal cortisol productionIndigenous ShuarAmazonian EcuadorCortisol patternsHypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axisBody mass indexLife courseHigh-income populationsHPA axis activityCortisol awakening responseDiurnal cortisol patternsDiurnal salivary cortisol patternsHuman stress responseHuman evolutionSalivary cortisol patternsBiological sexDiurnal cortisol declineAwakening responseHigh-income settingsHPA axisCortisol parametersCortisol productionDiurnal slopeAxis activityResource context
2021
C‐reactive protein in adult Samoans: Population variation and physiological correlates
Rivara AC, Corley M, Choy CC, Duckham RL, Pomer A, Reupena MS, Viali S, Naseri T, Kershaw EE, Crouter SE, McGarvey ST, Bribiescas RG, Valeggia C, Hawley NL. C‐reactive protein in adult Samoans: Population variation and physiological correlates. American Journal Of Human Biology 2021, 34: e23646. PMID: 34260111, PMCID: PMC8758804, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-reactive proteinBody mass indexCardiometabolic disease riskMeasures of adiposityAdult SamoansCRP correlateDisease riskSerum C-reactive proteinMeasures of BMICardiometabolic risk markersPercent body fatSex-dependent associationsCardiometabolic markersCardiometabolic riskCRP quartileMass indexUnadjusted analysesRisk markersBody fatKruskal-Wallis testAdiposityPacific Islander populationsSpearman rank correlationFirst examinationRank correlationReplicability of leptin associations with testosterone, estradiol, follicle‐stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone in healthy Ache men of Paraguay: A multiple daily assessment
Harries V, Bribiescas R. Replicability of leptin associations with testosterone, estradiol, follicle‐stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone in healthy Ache men of Paraguay: A multiple daily assessment. American Journal Of Human Biology 2021, 34: e23638. PMID: 34213036, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23638.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFollicle-stimulating hormoneLeptin's associationsMale reproductive hormone levelsSerum follicle-stimulating hormoneMale reproductive hormonesReproductive hormone levelsMultiple daily assessmentsLeptin levelsEstradiol levelsHealthy menHormone levelsReproductive hormonesLeptinSeparate daysTestosteroneDaily assessmentHormoneSmall sample sizeAche menSalivary testosteroneMenLifestyle variationsSpan of daysEstradiolLHLow prevalence of anemia among Shuar communities of Amazonian Ecuador
DeLouize A, Liebert M, Madimenos F, Urlacher S, Schrock J, Cepon‐Robins T, Gildner T, Blackwell A, Harrington C, Amir D, Bribiescas R, Snodgrass J, Sugiyama L. Low prevalence of anemia among Shuar communities of Amazonian Ecuador. American Journal Of Human Biology 2021, 34: e23590. PMID: 33749068, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnemia prevalenceBody mass indexImportant global health challengeGlobal health challengeAnemia preventionHemoglobin levelsMass indexAnemia ratesLow prevalenceRisk populationsAdult menAdult womenHealth challengesPrevalenceAnemiaAmerican indigenous populationsShuar of EcuadorSouth American indigenous populationsTotal sampleIndigenous populationsPopulationEvolutionary and Life History Insights into Masculinity and Warfare
Bribiescas R. Evolutionary and Life History Insights into Masculinity and Warfare. Current Anthropology 2021, 62: s38-s53. DOI: 10.1086/711688.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Oxidative stress as a hidden cost of attractiveness in postmenopausal women
Marcinkowska U, Ziomkiewicz A, Kleisner K, Galbarczyk A, Klimek M, Sancilio A, Jasienska G, Bribiescas R. Oxidative stress as a hidden cost of attractiveness in postmenopausal women. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 21970. PMID: 33319813, PMCID: PMC7738509, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76627-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAccelerated senescence as a cost of reproduction: Testing associations between oxidative stress and reproductive effort in rural and urban women
Sancilio A, Jasienska G, Panter‐Brick C, Ziomkiewicz A, Nenko I, Bribiescas RG. Accelerated senescence as a cost of reproduction: Testing associations between oxidative stress and reproductive effort in rural and urban women. American Journal Of Human Biology 2020, 33: e23537. PMID: 33190335, PMCID: PMC8843032, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAging, Life History, and Human Evolution
Bribiescas R. Aging, Life History, and Human Evolution. Annual Review Of Anthropology 2020, 49: 1-21. DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anthro-010220-074148.BooksLife history variablesTissue-specific patternsPhylogenetic historyReproductive effortEnergetic investmentPopulation variationLife historyFossil recordHuman evolutionHominin lineageGreat apesCurrent understandingSpeciesLife spanEnvironmental influencesLineagesMammalsContemporary health challengesDegradationEvolutionGeneticsOrganismsSignificant variationHumansApesThe Developmental Origins of Risk and Time Preferences Across Diverse Societies
Amir D, Jordan MR, McAuliffe K, Valeggia CR, Sugiyama LS, Bribiescas RG, Snodgrass JJ, Dunham Y. The Developmental Origins of Risk and Time Preferences Across Diverse Societies. Journal Of Experimental Psychology General 2020, 149: 650-661. PMID: 31512902, DOI: 10.1037/xge0000675.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Soil‐transmitted helminth infection and intestinal inflammation among the Shuar of Amazonian Ecuador
Cepon‐Robins T, Gildner T, Schrock J, Eick G, Bedbury A, Liebert M, Urlacher S, Madimenos F, Harrington C, Amir D, Bribiescas R, Sugiyama L, Snodgrass J. Soil‐transmitted helminth infection and intestinal inflammation among the Shuar of Amazonian Ecuador. American Journal Of Biological Anthropology 2019, 170: 65-74. PMID: 31260090, DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.23897.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoil-transmitted helminthsIntestinal inflammationImmune system developmentSTH exposureSTH infectionsSpecies of STHFC levelsSoil-transmitted helminth infectionsElevated intestinal inflammationIntestinal inflammatory responseAnti-inflammatory pathwayLow FC levelsInfection intensityHuman immune systemUninfected childrenFecal calprotectinRole of exposureInflammatory responseStool samplesTrichuris trichiuraT. trichiuraHelminth infectionsLifestyle changesInflammationImmune systemHigh energy requirements and water throughput of adult Shuar forager‐horticulturalists of Amazonian Ecuador
Christopher L, Madimenos FC, Bribiescas RG, Urlacher SS, Snodgrass JJ, Sugiyama LS, Pontzer H. High energy requirements and water throughput of adult Shuar forager‐horticulturalists of Amazonian Ecuador. American Journal Of Human Biology 2019, 31: e23223. PMID: 30801886, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndocrinology
Bribiescas R. Endocrinology. 2019, 612-672. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198789666.013.15.ChaptersEvolutionary endocrinologyHuman life history evolutionLife-history evolutionLife-history traitsHuman variationReproductive stateHistory traitsHistory evolutionReproductive effortDimorphic tissuesBehavioral variationStress homeostasisHuman biologyEvolutionary perspectiveHuman evolutionSpecific functionsGene-environment interactionsNutritional demandsBiologyMuscle tissueEnvironmental challengesMetabolismGametogenesisImmune functionEcology
2018
Human reproduction and health: an evolutionary perspective
G J, RG B, AS F, S H, A N. Human reproduction and health: an evolutionary perspective. 2018 DOI: 10.1530/ey.15.14.16.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Health, Evolution, and Reproductive Strategies in Men: New Hypotheses and Directions
Bribiescas R, Burke E. Health, Evolution, and Reproductive Strategies in Men: New Hypotheses and Directions. 2017, 77-97. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-4038-7_6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMale reproductive strategiesReproductive strategiesPaternal investmentEvolutionary relationshipsReproductive effortLife historyEnergetic constraintsMale fertilityGreat apesPrimary targetNew hypothesisOffspringExtraordinary rangeDegenerative diseasesMale mortalityNeuroendocrine mechanismsMammalsContemporary health challengesReproductive optionsHuman malesMatesPaternityTraits
2016
How Men Age, What Evolution Reveals about Male Health and Mortality
Bribiescas R. How Men Age, What Evolution Reveals about Male Health and Mortality. 2016 DOI: 10.1515/9781400883264.Books
2015
Redtail and red colobus monkeys show intersite urinary cortisol concentration variation in Kibale National Park, Uganda
Aronsen G, Beuerlein M, Watts D, Bribiescas R. Redtail and red colobus monkeys show intersite urinary cortisol concentration variation in Kibale National Park, Uganda. Conservation Physiology 2015, 3: cov006. PMID: 27293691, PMCID: PMC4778450, DOI: 10.1093/conphys/cov006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Diurnal variation in salivary cortisol across age classes in Ache Amerindian males of Paraguay
Amir D, Ellison P, Hill K, Bribiescas R. Diurnal variation in salivary cortisol across age classes in Ache Amerindian males of Paraguay. American Journal Of Human Biology 2014, 27: 344-348. PMID: 25327695, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22645.Peer-Reviewed Original Research