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Body Size Estimation

Body Size Estimation is a zooarchaeological quantification method that determines the physical dimensions of an animal’s body from skeletal remains by applying allometric relationships between specific skeletal measurements and body size.

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Physical Status: The Use and Interpretation of Anthropometry. Report of a WHO Expert Committee

Phyllis B. Eveleth · American Journal of Human Biology · 1996 · 7.4K citations

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EltonTraits 1.0: Species‐level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals

Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer E. Simpson et al. · Ecology · 2014 · 2K citations · Full text

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New perspectives for estimating body condition from mass/length data: the scaled mass index as an alternative method

Jordi Peig, Andy J. Green · Oikos · 2009 · 1.9K citations · Full text

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Bee foraging ranges and their relationship to body size

Sarah S. Greenleaf, Neal M. Williams, Rachael Winfree et al. · Oecologia · 2007 · 1.8K citations

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Left ventricular mass and body size in normotensive children and adults: Assessment of allometric relations and impact of overweight

Giovanni de Simone, Stephen R. Daniels, R.B. Devereux et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 1992 · 1.7K citations

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  1. RM
    Robert M. Malina

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    38 publications · 1.8K citations

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  2. RS
    Richard Shine

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    22 publications · 2K citations

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  3. TM
    Tim M. Blackburn

    Zoological Society of London, United Kingdom

    21 publications · 1.7K citations

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  4. CB
    Christopher B. Ruff

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    21 publications · 2.5K citations

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  5. YY
    Yoram Yom‐Tov

    Tel Aviv University, Israel

    17 publications · 1.1K citations

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  1. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    36 h-index

    102 publications

    9K citations

  2. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    33 h-index

    93 publications

    6.3K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    33 h-index

    156 publications

    10.7K citations

  4. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    33 h-index

    119 publications

    7.5K citations

  5. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    31 h-index

    156 publications

    37.8K citations

  6. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    30 h-index

    85 publications

    5.9K citations

  7. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    30 h-index

    91 publications

    8.8K citations

  8. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    29 h-index

    97 publications

    7.7K citations

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  1. American Journal of Physical Anthropology

    111 publications · 8.9K citations

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  2. Oecologia

    78 publications · 10K citations

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  3. Evolution

    83 publications · 7.4K citations

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 149 publications · 6.3K citations

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  5. PLoS ONE

    93 publications · 5.1K citations

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