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Postcranial Metrics

Postcranial Metrics is a biometric method that quantifies morphological and anatomical features of the skeletal and muscular structures below the skull to enable individual identification and biological profile estimation in forensic and anthropological contexts.

113

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6.6K

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266

Authors

185

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2017–2026

20

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Publications

113

Postcranial robusticity in <i>Homo</i>. II: Humeral bilateral asymmetry and bone plasticity

Erik Trinkaus, Steven E. Churchill, Christopher B. Ruff · American Journal of Physical Anthropology · 1994 · 470 citations

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The effects of captivity on the morphology of captive, domesticated and feral mammals

Hannah J. O’Regan, Andrew C. Kitchener · Mammal Review · 2005 · 261 citations

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Postcranial evidence of cold adaptation in European Neandertals

American Journal of Physical Anthropology · 1997 · 252 citations · Full text

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Functional and ecological significance of relative growth in <i>Alligator</i>

Peter Dodson · Journal of Zoology · 1975 · 247 citations

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Which measures of diaphyseal robusticity are robust? A comparison of external methods of quantifying the strength of long bone diaphyses to cross‐sectional geometric properties

Jay T. Stock, Colin Shaw · American Journal of Physical Anthropology · 2007 · 215 citations

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Authors

266

  1. ET
    Erik Trinkaus

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    3 publications · 625 citations

    3

    h-index

  2. TW
    Trenton W. Holliday

    Tulane University, United States

    3 publications · 260 citations

    3

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  3. SD
    Sean D. Tallman

    Boston University, United States

    3 publications · 49 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. BP
    Benjamin P. Kear

    Uppsala University, Sweden

    2 publications · 33 citations

    2

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  5. BT
    Brian T. Shea

    Northwestern University, United States

    2 publications · 217 citations

    2

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Institutions

185

  1. Stony Brook University

    Stony Brook, United States

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    460 citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    586 citations

  3. University of Tennessee at Knoxville

    Knoxville, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    168 citations

  4. Smithsonian Institution

    Washington, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    317 citations

  5. National Museum of Natural History

    Washington, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    317 citations

  6. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    534 citations

  7. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    771 citations

  8. Johns Hopkins Medicine

    Baltimore, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    771 citations

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Venues

  1. American Journal of Physical Anthropology

    22 publications · 2.4K citations

    19

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  2. Journal of Forensic Sciences

    JOFS · 9 publications · 396 citations

    9

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  3. Journal of Human Evolution

    JHE · 6 publications · 275 citations

    6

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  4. Journal of Zoology

    3 publications · 469 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. Journal of Morphology

    3 publications · 331 citations

    3

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