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Body Proportion Variation

Body Proportion Variation is a biological construct that denotes systematic differences in the relative dimensions and spatial configuration of body segments among human populations, distinguished by its role in reflecting adaptive, genetic, and environmental influences on morphological diversity.

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The use of percentages and size-specific indices to normalize physiological data for variation in body size: wasted time, wasted effort?

Gary C. Packard · Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology · 1999 · 445 citations

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Climatic influences on human body size and proportions: Ecological adaptations and secular trends

Peter T. Katzmarzyk, William R. Leonard · American Journal of Physical Anthropology · 1998 · 391 citations

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Body proportions in Late Pleistocene Europe and modern human origins

Trenton W. Holliday · Journal of Human Evolution · 1997 · 334 citations

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Bergmann's rule and the mammal fauna of northern North America

Tim M. Blackburn, Bradford A. Hawkins · Ecography · 2004 · 221 citations · Full text

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Climatic variability and body size variation in the muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) of North America

Mark S. Boyce · Oecologia · 1978 · 180 citations

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Authors

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    Peter T. Katzmarzyk

    Pennington Biomedical Research Center, United States

    2 publications · 431 citations

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    David M. Niles

    American Museum of Natural History, United States

    2 publications · 71 citations

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  3. WR
    William R. Leonard

    Northwestern University, United States

    2 publications · 431 citations

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  4. AW
    Alexander W. Shingleton

    Michigan State University, United States

    2 publications · 80 citations

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    Lars Hagenäs

    Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden

    2 publications · 115 citations

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Institutions

185

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    15 publications

    1.3K citations

  2. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    239 citations

  3. American Museum of Natural History

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    133 citations

  4. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    13 publications

    892 citations

  5. University of New England

    Armidale, Australia

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    128 citations

  6. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    218 citations

  7. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    292 citations

  8. Nihon University

    Tokyo, Japan

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    41 citations

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  1. American Journal of Physical Anthropology

    8 publications · 756 citations

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  2. Annals of Human Biology

    5 publications · 150 citations

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 5 publications · 187 citations

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  4. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

    4 publications · 206 citations

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  5. Evolution

    4 publications · 223 citations

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