Bogusław Pawłowski (Polish pronunciation: [bɔˈɡus.waf pavˈwɔf.ski]; born 8 June 1962) is a Polish biologist and professor of biological sciences at the University of Wrocław.[1] President of European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association (EHBEA).[2][3]

Bogusław Pawłowski
Born (1962-06-08) June 8, 1962 (age 61)
NationalityPolish
CitizenshipPoland
EducationUniversity of Wrocław (Ph.D.)
Scientific career
Fieldsbiological anthropology
InstitutionsUniversity of Wrocław
Thesis Ewolucyjne uwarunkowania zachowań płciowych i wybranych żeńskich cech morfologicznych w filogenezie człowieka  (1996)
Doctoral advisorTadeusz Krupiński

He was born in Prudnik. In 1996, he received his PhD in biology from the University of Wroclaw.[4] He completed his habilitation on 22 December 2003.[4] Pawłowski deals with the mechanisms of human evolution and the biological background of human behavior and preferences.[5]

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  • Pawłowski B., Ch. Lowen, R. Dunbar (1998) – Neocortex size, social skills and mating success in male primates, Behaviour, 135 (3): 357–368.
  • Pawłowski B., Dunbar R. (1999) – Impact of market value on human mate choice decisions, Proceedings of the Royal Society, London B., 266: 281–285.
  • Pawłowski B. (1999) – Loss of oestrus and concealed ovulation in human evolution: the case against the sexual-selection hypothesis, Current Anthropology 40: 257–275.
  • Pawłowski B. (1999) – Permanent breasts as a side effect of subcutaneous fat tissue increase in human evolution, HOMO, vol. 50/2, s. 149–162.
  • Pawłowski B., Dunbar R.I.M, Lipowicz A. (2000) – Tall men have more reproductive success. Nature 403: 156.
  • Pawłowski B. (2001) – The evolution of gluteal/femoral fat deposits and balance during pregnancy in bipedal Homo, Current Anthropology, 42: 572–574.
  • Pawlowski B., Kozieł S. (2002) The impact of traits offered in personal advertisements on response rates. Evolution and Human Behavior 23:139-149.
  • Pawlowski B., Grabarczyk M. (2003) Center of body mass and the evolution of female body shape. American Journal of Human Biology 15:144-150.
  • Pawlowski B. (2003) Variable preferences for sexual dimorphism in height as a strategy for increasing the pool of potential partners in humans. Proceedings of the Royal Society, London B., 270:709-712.
  • Pawlowski B. (2004) Prevalence of menstrual pain in relation to the reproductive life history of women from the Mayan rural community. Annals of Hum. Biology, 31:1-8
  • Pawłowski B. (2005) Heat loss from the head during infancy as a cost of encephalization. Current Anthropology 46(1): 136–141.
  • Pawlowski B., Dunbar R.I.M (2005) Waist:Hip Ratio versus BMI as Predictors of Fitness in Women. Human Nature 16(2):164-177.
  • Pawlowski B., Jasieńska G. (2005) Women's preferences for sexual dimorphism in height depend on menstrual cycle phase and expected duration of relationship. Biological Psychology 70(1):38-43.
  • Sorokowski P, Pawłowski B. (2008) Adaptive preferences for leg length in a potential partner Evolution & Human Behavior, 29:86-91.
  • Borkowska B. & Pawłowski B. (2011) Female voice frequency in the context of dominance and attractiveness perception. Animal Behaviour 82: 55–59.
  • Żelaźniewicz A. & Pawłowski B. (2011) Female breast size attractiveness for men as a function of sociosexual orientation (restricted vs. unrestricted). Archives of Sexual Behavior, 40:1129–1135.
  • Pawlowski, B., Nowak, J., Borkowska, B., Drulis-Kawa, Z. (2014) Human body morphology, prevalence of nasopharyngeal potential bacterial pathogens and immunocompetence handicap principal. American Journal of Human Biology, 26:305-310. DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22510.
  • Pawłowski, B. & Nowaczewska W. (2015) Origins of Hominini and Putative Selection Pressures Acting on the Early Hominins. W: Handbook of Paleoanthropology (eds. Henke, W. & Tattersall, I.) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-27800-6_46-6, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
  • Żelaźniewicz A. & Pawłowski B. (2015) Breast size and asymmetry during pregnancy in dependence of a fetus's sex. American Journal of Human Biology. 27(5): 690–696. DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22716.
  • Żelaźniewicz A., Borkowska B., Nowak J., Pawłowski B. (2016) The progesterone level, leukocyte count and disgust sensitivity across the menstrual cycle. Physiology & Behavior 161: 60–65.
  • Małecki W., Pawłowski B. & Sorokowski P. (2016) Literary Fiction Influences Attitudes Toward Animal Welfare. PLoS ONE 11(12).
  • Pawłowski B., Nowak J., Borkowska B, Augustyniak D., Drulis-Kawa Z. (2017) Body height and immune efficacy: testing body stature as a signal of biological quality. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences. 284:20171372.

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