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Scaling and ecomorphology of lagomorph body shape and appendicular skeleton
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Body shape is one of the most prominent features of phenotypic variation. Yet, mammalian body shapes are poorly quantified and the underlying components contributing to its diversity and its relationship to other skeletal components are rarely tested.
Nia Brice, Coby Huizenga, Chris J. Law
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Makara Journal of Health Research, 2010 Cigarettes are regarded as being highly addictive. Consequently, if the smoker quits their habit, they will feel physically and mentally stressed. The purpose of this research is to understand, successful methods of quitting smoking, and factors which ...
Nurhidayati Fawzani, Atik Triratnawati
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Factors varying along elevational gradients impose strong aerodynamic and physiological constraints on powered flight, yet the internal microanatomical variation associated with elevational context in animals under such conditions remains poorly understood.
Juan Camilo Ríos‐Orjuela +5 more
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Understanding Anthropological Understanding: for a merological anthropology [PDF]
, 2009 In this paper I argue for a merological anthropology in which ideas of ‘partiality’ and ‘practical adequacy’ provide a way out of the impasse of relativism which is implied by post-modernism and the related abandonment of a concern with ‘truth’.
Zeitlyn, David +2 more
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Introduction – Rethinking the Agency of the Dead: Reasons, Triggers and Contexts
Studia Mythologica Slavica.
Ágnes Hesz, Tina Ivnik, Michal Uhrin
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract The Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) is an endangered subspecies characterized by highly fragmented populations and increasing human–carnivore conflict across the Iberian Peninsula. Although body mass strongly influences predator–prey dynamics and ecological performance, quantitative assessments of sexual size dimorphism (SSD) and body mass
Leonardo Cotts +4 more
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Principles of visual anthropology, review
, 1997 The importance of the original publication in 1975 of Paul Hockings' Principles of Visual Anthropology cannot be underestimated. Along with Karl Heider's Ethnographic Film (1976), Hockings' collection is regarded by people outside of the field as the ...
Durington, Matthew Slover
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Meissner corpuscles are rapidly adapting mechanoreceptors involved in tactile discrimination in human glabrous hand skin. Detailed information on their regional distribution and variation across age, sex, and hand side remains limited. This study mapped Meissner corpuscles in 17 phalangeal and palmar regions from 46 individuals (27 male and 19
Irene Amigo +7 more
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Stumbling on/in Evaluation Anthropology [PDF]
, 2017 Mary Odell Butler's book is a comprehensive guide to how to do evaluation anthropology, especially in the United States. With candid passages about own experiences and about her own career path, she discusses ethics, methodology, dilemmas about the ...
Püsök, Imola
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Societies, 2014 Over the last decade, the tourist destination of Lloret de Mar (Gerona, Spain) has experienced an increasing concentration of souvenir stores owned by a population of Indian origin.
Hugo Valenzuela-García +5 more
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