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Cell size, body size and Peto’s paradox

BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Carcinogenesis is one of the leading health concerns afflicting presumably every single animal species, including humans. Currently, cancer research expands considerably beyond medicine, becoming a focus in other branches of natural science. Accumulating
Sebastian Maciak
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Stable body size of Alpine ungulates [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science, 2020
In many species, decreasing body size has been associated with increasing temperatures. Although climate-induced phenotypic shifts, and evolutionary impacts, can affect the structure and functioning of marine and terrestrial ecosystems through biological
Ulf Büntgen, Hannes Jenny, J. Diego Galván, Alma Piermattei, Paul J. Krusic, Kurt Bollmann   +5 more
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Effects of Age at First Joining and Ewe Genotype on the Performance of Two-Tooth Ewes and That of Their Progeny to Slaughter

Animals, 2022
The effects of first-joining age (7 or 19 months) and genotype on ewe performance when joined to lamb at 2 years, and the performance of their progeny, were evaluated using 424 ewes, representing 3 genotypes: Belclare (Bel), Suffolk × Belclare (Suf × Bel)
Timothy W. J. Keady, James P. Hanrahan
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Perception of body size and body dissatisfaction in adults

Scientific Reports, 2022
Self-perception of body size seems to be not always in line with clinical definitions of normal weight, overweight and obesity according to Word Health Organization classification.
Wojciech Gruszka, Aleksander J. Owczarek, Mateusz Glinianowicz, Monika Bąk-Sosnowska, Jerzy Chudek, Magdalena Olszanecka-Glinianowicz   +5 more
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Evolutionary Strategies for Body Size

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2020
Humans show marked variation in body size around the world, both within and among populations. At present, the tallest people in the world are from the Netherlands and the Balkan countries, while the shortest populations are central African Pygmies ...
Michael A. Little
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Body size distribution of the dinosaurs. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
The distribution of species body size is critically important for determining resource use within a group or clade. It is widely known that non-avian dinosaurs were the largest creatures to roam the Earth.
Eoin J O'Gorman, David W E Hone
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Analysis of Morphometric Features and Development of a Regression Model for Predicting the Body Weight of Kuantan Cattle

Jurnal Ilmu-Ilmu Peternakan, 2023
The Kuantan cattle, recognized as one of Indonesia's local breeds according to the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture's Decree Number 1052/Kpts/SR.120/10/2014, were the focus of this study.
Restu Misrianti, Arsyadi Ali, Zumarni, Deni Fitra, Erik Djuliyanto, Andawaty, Nurul Safira, Aswan Aswan   +7 more
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Big number, big body: Jersey numbers alter body size perception.

PLoS ONE, 2023
Vision has been shown to be an active process that can be shaped by top-down influences. Here, we add to this area of research by showing a surprising example of how visual perception can be affected by cognition (i.e., cognitive penetration).
Leon T Shams, Alisha Föry, Achint Sharma, Ladan Shams   +3 more
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Don't break a leg: Running birds from quail to ostrich prioritise leg safety and economy in uneven terrain [PDF]

, 2014
Cursorial ground birds are paragons of bipedal running that span a 500-fold mass range from quail to ostrich. Here we investigate the task-level control priorities of cursorial birds by analysing how they negotiate single-step obstacles that create a ...
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Testing mechanisms of Bergmann’s rule: Phenotypic decline but no genetic change in body size in three posserine bird populations [PDF]

, 2011
Bergmann’s rule predicts a decrease in body size with increasing temperature and has much empirical support. Surprisingly, we know very little about whether “Bergmann size clines” are due to a genetic response or are a consequence of phenotypic ...
Hille, S.M., Husby, A., Visser, M.E.
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