Department of Evolutionary Anthropology (DEA) Team Leaders

Sylvia KIRCHENGAST

Sylvia Kirchengast

The main research focus is the evolution of human life history patterns, comprising studies concerning growth patterns in recent as well as historical populations, in particular the impact of endogenous und exogenous stress factors on body height and directional asymmetry patterns. On the other hand, female reproductive biology, in particular pregnancy, childbirth and menopause are focused on.