Yale Reproductive Ecology Lab @yalereproeco.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Congrats to our departing post doc Dr Srishti Sadir as she’s starts her TT assistant professor position at SUNY Stony Brook @sunyofficial.bsky.social 000
Yale Reproductive Ecology Lab @yalereproeco.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Congratulations on our own Max Kiekhofer on winning the Schwartz Family Prize for best senior thesis in biological anthropology! 🍾 anthropology.yale.edu/posts/2026-0...anthropology.yale.eduThe Department of Anthropology Congratulates Winners of Senior Essay AwardsThe recipients include undergraduates in the biological, sociocultural, and archaeological subfields of anthropology. 000
Reposted by Yale Reproductive Ecology LabRichard Bribiescas @rbribiescas.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Nice Proc B article on climate change and weight gain in owl monkeys by Yale bioanthro PhD student Jonathan Pertile. 👍 @jonathanpertile.bsky.social news.yale.edu/2026/05/20/w...news.yale.eduWarmer temps, heavier owl monkeys: Climate linked to weight gain in primatesA Yale-led study finds that Azara’s owl monkeys have gotten heavier as temperatures rise — a result that defies long-standing expectations about how animals adapt to warm climates. 021
Yale Reproductive Ecology Lab @yalereproeco.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Congratulations to our own Max Kiekhofer on his Yale student researcher award! news.yale.edu/2026/05/06/y...news.yale.eduYale honors student workers for campus contributionsTen Yale College students last week received the university’s annual Y-Work Awards for their commitment to on-campus jobs. 000
Yale Reproductive Ecology Lab @yalereproeco.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Congratulations YREL and Yale Anthropology PhD alum Dr. Dorsa Amir on her 2026 APS Spence Award by the Association for Psychological Science @dorsaamir.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/psyc... 041
Yale Reproductive Ecology Lab @yalereproeco.bsky.social · 28/04/2026news.yale.edu/2026/04/28/m...news.yale.eduModern lifestyles affect how the gut microbiome processes estrogenIndustrialized lifestyles — and feeding infants with formula — are changing the gut microbiome in ways that significantly increase estrogen recycling, potentially affecting people’s health, a new Yale... 011
Yale Reproductive Ecology Lab @yalereproeco.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Industrialization increases the estrogen-recycling capacity of the gut microbiome | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...pnas.orgPNASProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans... 031
Reposted by Yale Reproductive Ecology LabRichard Bribiescas @rbribiescas.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Reproductive and metabolic hormone associations in adult Samoan males with and without obesity url: academic.oup.com/emph/article... @yalereproeco.bsky.socialacademic.oup.comReproductive and metabolic hormone associations in adult Samoan males with and without obesityImplications Obesity has potentially negative effects on male reproductive hormone function in Samoa. While the effects on male fertility remain unclear, f 031
Yale Reproductive Ecology Lab @yalereproeco.bsky.social · 02/11/2025The impact of thawing duration on leptin and adiponectin levels in frozen human milk samples - Harries - 2024 - American Journal of Human Biology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/ftr/10.1...onlinelibrary.wiley.com 010
Yale Reproductive Ecology Lab @yalereproeco.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Reproductive endocrinology and aging in human males: An evolutionary p... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comReproductive endocrinology and aging in human males: An evolutionary perspectiveDue to its important role in fertility, reproductive endocrine function has been subject to natural selection in all organisms including human males. … 000
Yale Reproductive Ecology Lab @yalereproeco.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Full article: Associations between maternal and infant body composition, feeding practices, and perceived infant eating behaviour in Samoan mother–infant dyads aged 1–4 months www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comAssociations between maternal and infant body composition, feeding practices, and perceived infant eating behaviour in Samoan mother–infant dyads aged 1–4 monthsBreastfeeding has been shown to reduce risks for the development of obesity. While initiation of breastfeeding is almost universal in Samoa, there is an opportunity to improve the proportion of inf... 000
Yale Reproductive Ecology Lab @yalereproeco.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Reproductive inequality in humans and other mammals | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...pnas.orgReproductive inequality in humans and other mammals | PNASTo address claims of human exceptionalism, we determine where humans fit within the greater mammalian distribution of reproductive inequality. We s... 000
Yale Reproductive Ecology Lab @yalereproeco.bsky.social · 02/11/2025The postmenopausal brain: no silver bullet, but silver linings - The Lancet Neurology www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...thelancet.comThe postmenopausal brain: no silver bullet, but silver liningsFor many years, the set of menopausal symptoms that concluded women's valued reproductive role in western societies was considered taboo, discretely wrapped with a Victorian euphemism (“the change”) i... 000
Yale Reproductive Ecology Lab @yalereproeco.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Longitudinal analysis of cortisol changes during pubertal development in indigenous Qom girls - Glass - 2024 - American Journal of Human Biology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comLongitudinal analysis of cortisol changes during pubertal development in indigenous Qom girlsPubertal research has primarily focused on hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis (HPG) regulation of puberty, though the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis (HPA) is increasingly considered critical. H... 010
Yale Reproductive Ecology Lab @yalereproeco.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Contaminant Exposure Profiles Demonstrate Similar Physiological Effects Across Environments Despite Unique Profile Composition in Formosa, Argentina, and Connecticut, USA - Chaney - 2025 - American Journal of Human Biology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/ftr/10.1...onlinelibrary.wiley.com 000
Yale Reproductive Ecology Lab @yalereproeco.bsky.social · 02/11/2025“I Never Don’t Have Water Because I Collect Rainwater”: Domains of Water Insecurity and Their Sociocultural Correlates in an Indigenous Community of Northern Argentina - Current Developments in Nutrition cdn.nutrition.org/article/S247...cdn.nutrition.org“I Never Don’t Have Water Because I Collect Rainwater”: Domains of Water Insecurity and Their Sociocultural Correlates in an Indigenous Community of Northern ArgentinaThe lifestyles and worldviews of indigenous communities have long been deeply intertwined with natural resources, particularly water. These vital resources are now severely threatened by systemic soci... 010
Yale Reproductive Ecology Lab @yalereproeco.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Positive Cortisol–Testosterone Hormonal Coupling Among Adolescents in Argentina and Jordan - Glass - 2025 - American Journal of Biological Anthropology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comPositive Cortisol–Testosterone Hormonal Coupling Among Adolescents in Argentina and JordanObjectives Puberty is regulated by the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) and gonadal (HPG) axes. It has been proposed that if HPA and HPG coactivate during pubertal development, the hormones cort... 000
Yale Reproductive Ecology Lab @yalereproeco.bsky.social · 02/11/2025The impact of thawing duration on leptin and adiponectin levels in frozen human milk samples - Harries - 2024 - American Journal of Human Biology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/ftr/10.1...onlinelibrary.wiley.com 000
Yale Reproductive Ecology Lab @yalereproeco.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Variation in diurnal cortisol patterns among the Indigenous Shuar of Amazonian Ecuador - Liebert - 2025 - American Journal of Human Biology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...onlinelibrary.wiley.comVariation in diurnal cortisol patterns among the Indigenous Shuar of Amazonian EcuadorObjectives The hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis and its primary end product, the glucocorticoid cortisol, are major components of the evolved human stress response. However, most studies ha..... 020
Yale Reproductive Ecology Lab @yalereproeco.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Testosterone, 8‐Oxo‐2′‐Deoxyguanosine (8‐OHdG) and Cu/Zn Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) in Adult Shuar Males of Amazonian Ecuador: A Test for Evidence of Trade‐Offs Between Reproductive Effort and Oxidative Stress - Bribiescas - 2025 - American J of Human Biology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comTestosterone, 8‐Oxo‐2′‐Deoxyguanosine (8‐OHdG) and Cu/Zn Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) in Adult Shuar Males of Amazonian Ecuador: A Test for Evidence of Trade‐Offs Between Reproductive Effort and Oxidative StressObjectives Reproductive effort incurs the cost of biological aging and morbidity by compromising somatic maintenance when key resources are limited. Oxidative stress is positively correlated with re... 000
Yale Reproductive Ecology Lab @yalereproeco.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Soil‐Transmitted Helminths and the Intricacies of Immunoregulation: Evidence From Amazonian Ecuador for the Importance of Considering Species‐Specific Effects Within the Old Friends Hypothesis - Cepon‐Robins - 2025 - American Journal of Human Biology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comSoil‐Transmitted Helminths and the Intricacies of Immunoregulation: Evidence From Amazonian Ecuador for the Importance of Considering Species‐Specific Effects Within the Old Friends HypothesisObjectives The old friends hypothesis (OFH) examines connections between the global increase in immunoregulatory diseases (e.g., allergy and autoimmunity) and reduced exposure to immune-priming symb..... 000
Yale Reproductive Ecology Lab @yalereproeco.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Salivary Testosterone, Age, and Adiposity Associations Among Shuar Males in Amazonian Ecuador Challenge Assumptions of “Normal” Testosterone Patterns - Gildner - 2025 - American Journal of Human Biology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...onlinelibrary.wiley.comSalivary Testosterone, Age, and Adiposity Associations Among Shuar Males in Amazonian Ecuador Challenge Assumptions of “Normal” Testosterone PatternsObjectives Adult male testosterone concentrations in high income countries often decrease with age and adiposity, a pattern typically viewed as “normal.” However, testosterone is expected to be adap..... 000