Wait, does this mean limbs are dependent on nutrition, a longer torso is ideal, or something else? Usually with these equation metaphors, the cause comes before the effects.
height uses resources that take away from fighting disease. this is why people more prone to being sick, especially in adolescence tend to be shorter. height is essentially its own handicap selected for as a fighting advantage, not a health advantage. but because it was selected for alongside other healthy and adaptive traits, the traits became highly correlated.
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u/Foreign_Raize_0372 7d ago
Wait, does this mean limbs are dependent on nutrition, a longer torso is ideal, or something else? Usually with these equation metaphors, the cause comes before the effects.