http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AAT

Shoreline adaptations in the genus Homo
Human evolution based on comparative anatomy & physiology
Comparative & fossil information on human & ape evolution

AAT:
- Aquatic Ape Theory of human evolution (original term E.Morgan 1982)
- Aquarboreal Apes Theory of Mio-Pliocene apes (aqua=water, arbor=tree)
- Amphibious Ancestors Theory of Plio-Pleistocene Homo (AAT strict sense)

AAT s.s. is based on human behavior/anatomy/physiology/DNA compared to
chimps & living animals:
Waterside food collection (eg, fruits/(coco)nuts, turtle/bird eggs,
shell/crayfish, water(side)plants, drowned herbivores, stranded whales...)
explains unique Homo traits (not seen in apes & australopiths) better than
forest or plains dwelling: huge brain, slow-diving skills, breath control,
small mouth & biting muscles, tongue bone descent, projecting nose, poor
sense of smell, handiness/tools, late puberty, alined body, poor climbing,
flat feet, fur loss, fatness, profuse sweating, high needs of
water/sodium/iodine/poly-unsatur.FAs (DHA) etc. - features present in
different combinations in littoral & (semi)aquatic animals, but absent in
savanna mammals.