Effects of Evolution, Ecology, and Economy on Human Diet: Insights from Hunter-Gatherers and Other Small-Scale Societies

Climate and subsistence type will be associated with the percentage of animal foods in the diet.

Latitude was used as a measure for climate.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Linear regression	Supported	p<0.0001	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Latitude	Independent	Location
Subsistence Type	Independent	Food Quest, Animal Husbandry, Agriculture
Percent Diet from Animals	Dependent	Diet

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Read, Dwight	2008	The emphasis of a subsistence strategy on either land or aquatic animals will be associated with implement elaborateness.	Not supported (4 out of 16)	7	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Martin, M. Kay	1975	Agricultural subsistence strategy will be positively associated with contribution of cultigens to diet (281).	Support claimed	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Maxwell, Robert J.	1989	Gerontocide will be associated with subsistence type (517).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Martin, M. Kay	1975	Subsistence activities performed by males provides a greater proportion of the hunter-gatherer diet than those performed by females (183).	No support claimed	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Martin, M. Kay	1975	Female contribution to diet in horticultural groups will be negatively associated with dependence on cultigens (214).	Support claimed	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author