2024
Variation 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
2020
Aging, 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 variationHumansApes
2019
Endocrinology
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
2006
Reproductive physiology and human evolution
Bribiescas R. Reproductive physiology and human evolution. International Congress Series 2006, 1296: 127-137. DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2006.03.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelective forcesHuman evolutionReproductive physiologyEnergy allocation decisionsLife history tradeoffsLife history theoryAspects of physiologyResult of selectionFemale reproductive physiologyReproductive functionLife historyProximate mechanismsMammalian speciesHistory theoryEnergetic constraintsHuman variationEvolutionary perspectiveFemale contrastsEnergetic resourcesPhysiological mechanismsContemporary populationsPhysiologyMetabolic costDarwinian perspectiveReproduction