Scholars@Duke
Herman Pontzer

Herman Pontzer

Jerry G. and Patricia Crawford Hubbard Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology
Evolutionary Anthropology

Scholarly Works - Conferences

Total daily energy expenditure and elevated water turnover in a small-scale semi-nomadic pastoralist society from Northern Kenya.

Conference Annals of human biology · February 2024 BackgroundPastoralists live in challenging environments, which may be accompanied by unique activity, energy, and water requirements.AimFew studies have examined whether the demands of pastoralism contribute to differences in total energy ... Full text Cite

Reindeer herders from subarctic Finland exhibit high total energy expenditure and low energy intake during the autumn herd roundup.

Conference American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · April 2022 ObjectiveHigh levels of total energy expenditure (TEE, kcal/day) have been documented among numerous human populations such as tropical climate horticulturalists and high-altitude agriculturalists. However, less work has been conducted among highl ... Full text Cite

Daily Physical Activity is Associated with Suppressed Immune Activity in US Adults

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 2021 Link to item Cite

Distinct early growth trajectory among Daasanach pastoralists of Northern Kenya

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 1, 2020 Link to item Cite

Effect of gait and velocity on in-vivo tibial loading in humans

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 1, 2020 Link to item Cite

Climbing and Canopy access in Human Foragers is not limited by Grip Strength or Endurance

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 1, 2020 Link to item Cite

How to make a bipedal primate: 1 part phylogeny, 2 parts selection and a pinch of body size

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 1, 2020 Link to item Cite

Sustained high levels of physical activity lead to improved performance among "Race Across the USA" athletes.

Conference American journal of physical anthropology · April 2019 ObjectiveTo investigate physiological and performance adaptations associated with extremely high daily sustained physical activity levels, we followed six runners participating in the 2015 Race Across the USA. Participants completed over 42.2 km a ... Full text Cite

Persistence hunting in Levant: Both Neandertals and modern humans could run down a horse

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 1, 2019 Link to item Cite

Arboreal Positional Behavior in Humans, Chimpanzees, and Gorillas

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 1, 2019 Link to item Cite

Influence of physical activity on aging and frailty in human foragers

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 1, 2019 Link to item Cite

Water throughput in humans and apes

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN BIOLOGY · March 1, 2019 Link to item Cite

MUSCULOSKELETAL GROWTH IN WILD CHIMPANZEES WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR SOCIAL BEHAVIOR

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY · December 1, 2018 Link to item Cite

Locomotor-respiratory dynamics and gait frequency tuning in humans

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · April 1, 2018 Link to item Cite

The Effect of bi-iliac breadth on thermoregulation during running

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · April 1, 2018 Link to item Cite

Objectively Measured Childhood Physical Activity among Small-scale Populations

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · April 1, 2017 Link to item Cite

Reduced Immune Investment with Energy Stress: Evidence from a Mouse Model

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · April 1, 2017 Link to item Cite

walkR: A Software Package to Analyze the Biomechanics of Human Locomotion

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · April 1, 2017 Link to item Cite

Intrinsic Manual Proportions affect the Biomechanics of Suspension

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · April 1, 2017 Link to item Cite

Mechanics of Hip Extension Characterize Arboreal-Terrestrial Trade-offs in Hominin Evolution

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · April 1, 2017 Link to item Cite

How Much Food do Animals Need to Walk, Run, and Climb? This Much

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · April 1, 2017 Link to item Cite

Objectively measured physical activity in a hunting and gathering population

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · April 1, 2017 Link to item Cite

Testing hypotheses about hominin locomotor evolution using models not analogies

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · April 1, 2017 Link to item Cite

Body mass index varies with event distances among elite runners but not swimmers

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN BIOLOGY · March 1, 2017 Link to item Cite

Gape cycle kinematic variance and occlusal topography in modern humans

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 1, 2016 Link to item Cite

Sitting, squatting, and the evolution of human inactivity

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 1, 2016 Link to item Cite

Energy expenditure and physical activity levels in captive tufted capuchins (Cebus apella)

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 1, 2016 Link to item Cite

Determinants of Energetic Costs of Climbing in Humans

Conference INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY · March 1, 2016 Link to item Cite

Energetics and Muscle Use of Human Climbing

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 1, 2016 Link to item Cite

Energetics and Economics of Foraging in Humans and other Apes

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 1, 2016 Link to item Cite

Humans, the high-energy ape: hominoid energetics and life history evolution

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 1, 2015 Link to item Cite

Musculoskeletal growth patterns in wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 1, 2015 Link to item Cite

Daily water turn over in humans, apes, and fossil hominins

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 1, 2014 Link to item Cite

Hamstrings, moment arms, and gait mechanics in early hominins

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 1, 2014 Link to item Cite

Effects of honey consumption and latitude on hunter-gatherer nutritional profiles

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 1, 2014 Link to item Cite

A comparison of mediolateral ground forces in humans and chimpanzees

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 1, 2014 Link to item Cite

Occlusal surfaces and chewing efficiency in modern humans.

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2013 Link to item Cite

Comparing forelimb skeletal anatomy in gray squirrels and primates

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2013 Link to item Cite

Primate energy expenditure and life history.

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2013 Link to item Cite

Aerobic activity in the Hadza hunter-foragers of Tanzania

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2012 Link to item Cite

Biomechanical relationships between chewing efficiency and dental morphology in modern humans.

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2012 Link to item Cite

Energy expenditure in semi free-ranging chimpanzees measured using doubly labeled water.

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2012 Link to item Cite

LIFE HISTORY JUST ISN'T HIP: HUMAN EVOLUTION WITHOUT AN 'OBSTETRIC DILEMMA'

Conference JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY · January 1, 2011 Link to item Cite

Keeping their friends close? Contrasting models of social association in Hadza hunter-gatherers

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2011 Link to item Cite

Daily energy expenditure in highly active humans in a natural temperate environment.

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2011 Link to item Cite

Levy walks in hunter-gatherers: when are random walks an optimal search strategy?

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2011 Link to item Cite

Energetics-not pelvic constraints-determine human gestation length and altriciality

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2011 Link to item Cite

Hadza forager energetics and the evolution of the human metabolic strategy.

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2011 Link to item Cite

Hominoid daily energy expenditure and the Human Paradox.

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2010 Link to item Cite

Climatic and physiological constraints on human body size and shape.

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2010 Link to item Cite

Daily energy expenditure in orangutans measured using doubly labeled water

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2009 Link to item Cite

A new computational method for simulation and optimization of hominin gait

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2009 Link to item Cite

Muscle force production during bent-knee, bent-hip walking in humans.

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2009 Link to item Cite

Locomotor developmental timing in humans and other apes

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2009 Link to item Cite

Waddling and toddling: biomechanical effects of an immature gait.

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2009 Link to item Cite

The effect of pelvic dimorphism on locomotor cost: are women less efficient than men?

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2008 Link to item Cite

Does increased ranging effort lead to fewer wasted menstrual cycles?

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2008 Link to item Cite

Joint kinetics in chimpanzees and other mammals: Are large bodied primates unique?

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2007 Link to item Cite

Niche expansion of a cryptic primate, Callimico goeldii, during polyspecific associations.

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2007 Link to item Cite

The energetics of quadrupedal and bipedal locomotion in chimpanzees

Conference INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY · December 1, 2006 Link to item Cite

Is arm swing active or passive during human walking and running?

Conference INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY · December 1, 2006 Link to item Cite

Locomotor energetics and ranging ecology of fossil hominids.

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2006 Link to item Cite

Energetics of chimpanzee locomotion: Force production during bipedal and quadrupedal walking.

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2006 Link to item Cite

Linking locomotor energetics to limb design in terrestrial animals

Conference INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY · December 1, 2005 Link to item Cite

The effect of a "bent-knee" gait on trabecular orientation: an experiment test of Wolff's Law

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2005 Link to item Cite

Why is the human gluteus so maximus?

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2005 Link to item Cite

The effect of limb length on locomotor performance

Conference INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY · December 1, 2004 Link to item Cite

An experimental test of Wolffs law in the knee

Conference INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY · December 1, 2004 Link to item Cite

The effect of leg length on human locomotor performance

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2004 Link to item Cite

Chimpanzee juveniles constrain their mothers' gregariousness

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2004 Link to item Cite