title: The control of defecation in humans: an evolutionary advantage?
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy, gabassot@tin.it.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bassotti
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Villanacci
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D003672:Defecation / Q000502:physiology*; D020387:Food Chain; D015186:Hominidae; D006801:Humans