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Body Markings

Body Markings is a systematic framework within the study of body adornment that classifies and analyzes permanent or semi-permanent modifications to the skin’s surface, such as scars, tattoos, and pigmentation, distinguishing it from transient forms of bodily decoration by their enduring physical integration with the body.

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8K

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474

Authors

287

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2017–2026

22

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Publications

176

Tattoos and body piercings in the United States: A national data set

Anne E. Laumann, Amy Derick · Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2006 · 577 citations

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A Pre-pattern formation mechanism for animal coat markings

J. D. Murray · Journal of Theoretical Biology · 1981 · 375 citations

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A methodology for finger mark research

Vaughn G. Sears, Stephen M. Bleay, Helen Bandey et al. · Science & Justice · 2011 · 282 citations

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Identifying Humpback Whales using their natural markings

Steven K. Katona, Hal Whitehead · Polar Record · 1981 · 227 citations

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Disruptive contrast in animal camouflage

Martin Stevens, Innes C. Cuthill, Amy M.M. Windsor et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2006 · 224 citations · Full text

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Authors

474

  1. CM
    C. M. Woolf

    Arizona State University, United States

    4 publications · 57 citations

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  2. SW
    Samuel W. James

    Maharishi International University, United States

    3 publications · 44 citations

    3

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  3. TL
    Tosso Leeb

    University of Bern, Switzerland

    3 publications · 75 citations

    3

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  4. MM
    Masafumi Matsui

    Kyoto University, Japan

    3 publications · 61 citations

    3

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  5. SK
    Susumu Katsuma

    The University of Tokyo, Japan

    2 publications · 208 citations

    2

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Institutions

287

  1. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    57 citations

  2. Kyoto University

    Kyoto, Japan

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    154 citations

  3. Australian Museum

    Sydney, Australia

    4 h-index

    13 publications

    239 citations

  4. University of Bern

    Bern, Switzerland

    4 h-index

    16 publications

    424 citations

  5. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    259 citations

  6. Macquarie University

    Sydney, Australia

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    75 citations

  7. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    2 h-index

    11 publications

    1.4K citations

  8. University of Limerick

    Limerick, Ireland

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    42 citations

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Venues

  1. Zootaxa

    11 publications · 235 citations

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  2. Journal of Heredity

    6 publications · 132 citations

    6

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  3. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

    4 publications · 237 citations

    4

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  4. Ecology and Evolution

    3 publications · 154 citations

    3

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