耐力跑假说

耐力跑步假说，或称耐力跑假说是一种人类学理论。该假说认为人类某些特征的进化过程可认为是一种对长跑（耐力跑）的适应^[1][2]。这一假说认为，长跑对早期人类获取食物起着重要作用。最初，长跑对早期人类觅食有益处。后来，人类也会通过耐力狩猎（英语：Persistence hunting）策略狩猎，捕捉力尽的猎物。更强的长跑能力有助于提升耐力狩猎的成功率。

参考资料

1. Carrier, David R. The Energetic Paradox of Human Running and Hominid Evolution. Current Anthropology. August–October 1984, 25 (4): 483–95. JSTOR 2742907. doi:10.1086/203165.
2. Bramble, Dennis; Lieberman, Daniel. Endurance running and the evolution of Homo. Nature. November 2004, 432 (7015): 345–52. Bibcode:2004Natur.432..345B. PMID 15549097. doi:10.1038/nature03052.

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