Environment, social behavior, and growth: Proceedings of the 30th Aschauer Soiree, held at Krobielowice, Poland, June 18th 2022

Michael Hermanussen; Christiane Scheffler; Aman Pulungan; Arup Ratan Bandyopadhyay; Jyoti Ratan Ghosh; Ayşegül Özdemir; Başak Koca Özer; Martin Musalek; Lidia Lebedeva; Elena Godina; Barry Bogin; Janina Tutkuviene; Milda Budrytė; Simona Gervickaite; Yehuda Limony; Sylvia Kirchengast; Peter Buston; Detlef Groth; Antonia Rösler; Nikolaos Gasparatos; Sergei Erofeev; Masiar Novine; Bárbara Navazo; Silvia Dahinten; Aleksandra Gomuła; Natalia Nowak-Szczepańska; Sławomir Kozieł

doi:10.52905/hbph2023.1.59

Authors

Michael Hermanussen Aschauhof 3, 24340 Eckernförde – Altenhof, Germany. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4037-1597
Christiane Scheffler University of Potsdam, Human Biology, 14469 Potsdam, Germany. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1954-7578
Aman Pulungan Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia-Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4895-4105
Arup Ratan Bandyopadhyay Department of Anthropology, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, 700019, India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3119-0022
Jyoti Ratan Ghosh Department of Anthropology, Visva Bharati University Santiniketan, Birbhum West Bengal, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2100-2809
Ayşegül Özdemir Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Science and Letters, Department of Anthropology, Sub-Department of Physical Anthropology, 31060, Antakya, Hatay, Turkey.
Başak Koca Özer Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Science and Letters, Department of Anthropology, Sub-Department of Physical Anthropology, 31060, Antakya, Hatay, Turkey. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3171-1599
Martin Musalek Dept Kinanthropology and Humanities, 162 52 Prague 6, Veleslavin, Czech Republic. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1070-8304
Lidia Lebedeva Anuchin Research Institute and Museum of Anthropology, Moscow State University, Moscow 125009, Russia. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2084-6690
Elena Godina Institute & Museum of Anthropology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 125009, Russia. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0692-420X
Barry Bogin School of Sport, Exercise & Health Sciences, Loughborough University, UK. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1688-0087
Janina Tutkuviene Department of Anatomy, Histology and Anthropology, Institute of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2380-6843
Milda Budrytė Department of Anatomy, Histology and Anthropology, Institute of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6847-4606
Simona Gervickaite Department of Anatomy, Histology and Anthropology, Institute of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Yehuda Limony Clalit Health Services Tel Aviv IL; Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes Unit, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2686-0095
Sylvia Kirchengast Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Vienna, 1030 Vienna, Austria. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3220-7271
Peter Buston Boston University. Department of Biology. Boston, MA 02215, USA. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5513-8259
Detlef Groth University of Potsdam, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9441-3978
Antonia Rösler University of Potsdam, Human Biology, 14469 Potsdam, Germany. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3016-3591
Nikolaos Gasparatos University of Potsdam, Human Biology, 14469 Potsdam, Germany.
Sergei Erofeev Rutgers University, USA, Polish Institute of Advanced Studies. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0398-9080
Masiar Novine University of Potsdam, Human Biology, 14469 Potsdam, Germany.
Bárbara Navazo Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Ontogenia y Adaptación (LINOA). Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8120-0597
Silvia Dahinten Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Ontogenia y Adaptación (LINOA). Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9969-7674
Aleksandra Gomuła Department of Anthropology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 50-449 Wroclaw, Poland.rapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 50–449 Wroclaw, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2206-1659
Natalia Nowak-Szczepańska Department of Anthropology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 50-449 Wroclaw, Poland. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2774-992X
Sławomir Kozieł Department of Anthropology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 50-449 Wroclaw, Poland. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0584-4427

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52905/hbph2023.1.59

Keywords:

St. Nicolas House Analysis, child growth, body proportions, social network, public health, migration

Abstract

Twenty-four scientists met for the annual Auxological conference held at Krobielowice castle, Poland, to discuss the diverse influences of the environment and of social behavior on growth following last year’s focus on growth and public health concerns (Hermanussen et al., 2022b). Growth and final body size exhibit marked plastic responses to ecological conditions. Among the shortest are the pygmoid people of Rampasasa, Flores, Indonesia, who still live under most secluded insular conditions. Genetics and nutrition are usually considered responsible for the poor growth in many parts of this world, but evidence is accumulating on the prominent impact of social embedding on child growth. Secular trends not only in the growth of height, but also in body proportions, accompany the secular changes in the social, economic and political conditions, with major influences on the emotional and educational circumstances under which the children grow up (Bogin, 2021). Aspects of developmental tempo and aspects of sports were discussed, and the impact of migration by the example of women from Bangladesh who grew up in the UK. Child growth was considered in particular from the point of view of strategic adjustments of individual size within the network of its social group. Theoretical considerations on network characteristics were presented and related to the evolutionary conservation of growth regulating hypothalamic neuropeptides that have been shown to link behavior and physical growth in the vertebrate species. New statistical approaches were presented for the evaluation of short term growth measurements that permit monitoring child growth at intervals of a few days and weeks.

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