Primate limb bone structural adaptations
CB Ruff, JA Runestad - Annual Review of Anthropology, 1992 - JSTOR
Despite growth in other areas of biological anthropology, osteology, or skeletal biology,
remains a dominant subfield in the discipline (50). Although the reasons for this are partly …
remains a dominant subfield in the discipline (50). Although the reasons for this are partly …
[图书][B] Dynamic energy budget theory for metabolic organisation
SALM Kooijman - 2010 - books.google.com
" Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) theory is a formal theory for the uptake and use of
substrates (food, nutrients and light) by organisms and their use for maintenance, growth …
substrates (food, nutrients and light) by organisms and their use for maintenance, growth …
Body mass in comparative primatology
RJ Smith, WL Jungers - Journal of Human evolution, 1997 - Elsevier
Data are presented on adult body mass for 230 of 249 primate species, based on a review of
the literature and previously unpublished data. The issues involved in collecting data on …
the literature and previously unpublished data. The issues involved in collecting data on …
[图书][B] Dynamic energy and mass budgets in biological systems
SALM Kooijman - 2000 - books.google.com
The Dynamic Energy Budget theory unifies the commonalties between organisms, as
prescribed by the implications of energetics, and links different levels of biological …
prescribed by the implications of energetics, and links different levels of biological …
Postcranial robusticity in Homo. I: Temporal trends and mechanical interpretation
CB Ruff, E Trinkaus, A Walker… - American journal of …, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
Temporal trends in postcranial robusticity within the genus Homo are explored by comparing
cross‐sectional diaphyseal and articular properties of the femur, and to a more limited …
cross‐sectional diaphyseal and articular properties of the femur, and to a more limited …
Long bone articular and diaphyseal structure in Old World monkeys and apes. I: locomotor effects
CB Ruff - American Journal of Physical Anthropology: The …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
The relationship between locomotor behavior and long bone structural proportions is
examined in 179 individuals and 13 species of hominoids and cercopithecoids. Articular …
examined in 179 individuals and 13 species of hominoids and cercopithecoids. Articular …
Articular area responses to mechanical loading: effects of exercise, age, and skeletal location
DE Lieberman, MJ Devlin… - American Journal of …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
How reliable are reconstructions of body mass and joint function based on articular surface
areas? While the dynamic relationship between mechanical loading and cross‐sectional …
areas? While the dynamic relationship between mechanical loading and cross‐sectional …
Lower limb articular scaling and body mass estimation in Pliocene and Pleistocene hominins
CB Ruff, ML Burgess, N Squyres, JA Junno… - Journal of Human …, 2018 - Elsevier
Previous attempts to estimate body mass in pre-Holocene hominins have relied on
prediction equations derived from relatively limited extant samples. Here we derive new …
prediction equations derived from relatively limited extant samples. Here we derive new …
Limb bone structural proportions and locomotor behavior in AL 288-1 (" Lucy")
While there is broad agreement that early hominins practiced some form of terrestrial
bipedality, there is also evidence that arboreal behavior remained a part of the locomotor …
bipedality, there is also evidence that arboreal behavior remained a part of the locomotor …
Body size of Smilodon (Mammalia: Felidae)
P Christiansen, JM Harris - Journal of Morphology, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The body masses of the three large saber‐toothed machairodontines, Smilodon gracilis, S.
fatalis, and S. populator, were estimated on the basis of 36 osteological variables from the …
fatalis, and S. populator, were estimated on the basis of 36 osteological variables from the …