Leonard William R
Department of Anthropology, Program in Global Health Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA.
Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Am J Hum Biol. 2025 Aug;37(8):e70115. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.70115.
Human biologists have long studied the ecology, health, and adaptive patterns of pastoralist populations around the world. Over the last 20 years, research among pastoralists has increasingly focused on how ongoing climatic and socioeconomic changes are influencing these populations and threatening this lifeway. Additionally, with the development and broader use of "field friendly" methods for measuring energy expenditure, metabolism, and diverse biomarkers of physiological health, we are now able to gain a much more detailed and dynamic picture of the adaptive strategies of pastoralists. This Virtual Special Issue of the American Journal of Human Biology, "Human Biology of Pastoralists Populations" (Edited by Benjamin Campbell), showcases important advancements in this research domain and highlights the foundational contributions of Michael A. Little to our understanding of the biology and health of pastoralist societies.
人类生物学家长期以来一直在研究世界各地牧民群体的生态、健康和适应模式。在过去20年里，针对牧民的研究越来越关注持续的气候和社会经济变化如何影响这些群体并威胁这种生活方式。此外，随着用于测量能量消耗、新陈代谢和多种生理健康生物标志物的“实地友好”方法的发展和更广泛应用，我们现在能够更详细、动态地了解牧民的适应策略。《美国人类生物学杂志》的这一虚拟特刊“牧民群体的人类生物学”（由本杰明·坎贝尔编辑）展示了该研究领域的重要进展，并突出了迈克尔·A·利特尔对我们理解牧民社会的生物学和健康所做出的基础性贡献。
