Microcephaly in ancient Greece—the “Minoan” microcephalus of Zakros

Utilizing agent-based modeling to gain new insights into the ancient minoan civilization

In this paper we develop an agent-based model to study land use, settlement, and social organization patterns at a particular region of the island of Crete during the Bronze Age. Considering farming as the main activity for sustaining the early Minoan civilization, we evaluate the impact of different social organization models and agricultural strategies on population viability and spatial dist...

Minoan weights

Altering an extended phenotype reduces intraspecific male aggression and can maintain diversity in cichlid fish

Reduced male aggression towards different phenotypes generating negative frequency-dependent intrasexual selection has been suggested as a mechanism to facilitate the invasion and maintenance of novel phenotypes in a population. To date, the best empirical evidence for the phenomenon has been provided by laboratory studies on cichlid fish with different colour polymorphisms. Here we experimenta...

Microcephaly

interesting questions related to a hot topic will eventually be revealed by somebody. Therefore, I try to study what other people do not. One thing I try to keep in mind is whether my questions are of general interest. My major interest lies in the underlying mechanism of seasonality. Because research on this topic requires a long time, few people want to work on this topic. I used quail as a m...

Microcephaly

Microcephaly is defined as a head circumference more than two standard deviations below the mean for gender and age. Congenital microcephaly is present at birth, whereas postnatal microcephaly occurs later in life. Genetic abnormalities, syndromes, metabolic disorders, teratogens, infections, prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal injuries can cause both congenital and postnatal microcephaly. Evalu...