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Primate Body Size Evolution

Primate Body Size Evolution is a scientific theory that explains the patterns and processes of changes in body size among primates over geological time, distinguishing itself from other evolutionary theories by focusing specifically on the ecological, behavioral, and phylogenetic factors driving size variation within the order Primates.

184

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19K

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430

Authors

267

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2017–2026

20

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Publications

184

Neocortex size as a constraint on group size in primates

Robin Dunbar · Journal of Human Evolution · 1992 · 2.5K citations

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The social brain hypothesis and its implications for social evolution

Robin Dunbar · Annals of Human Biology · 2009 · 780 citations

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Functional Significance of Social Grooming in Primates

Robin Dunbar · Folia Primatologica · 1991 · 685 citations

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THE QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF PHYLOGENETIC CONSTRAINTS IN COMPARATIVE ANALYSES: SEXUAL DIMORPHISM IN BODY WEIGHT AMONG PRIMATES

James M. Cheverud, Malcolm M. Dow, Walter Leutenegger · Evolution · 1985 · 643 citations

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Primates, brains and ecology

T. H. Clutton‐Brock, Paul Harvey · Journal of Zoology · 1980 · 555 citations

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Authors

430

  1. PM
    Peter M. Kappeler

    German Primate Center, Germany

    9 publications · 783 citations

    9

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  2. JM
    James M. Cheverud

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    6 publications · 1.7K citations

    6

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  3. BT
    Brian T. Shea

    Northwestern University, United States

    5 publications · 500 citations

    5

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  4. MG
    Mark Grabowski

    University of Oslo, Norway

    5 publications · 265 citations

    5

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  5. WL
    Walter Leutenegger

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    5 publications · 1.5K citations

    5

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Institutions

267

  1. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    12 h-index

    21 publications

    1.8K citations

  2. German Primate Center

    Göttingen, Germany

    10 h-index

    15 publications

    1.4K citations

  3. Stony Brook University

    Stony Brook, United States

    10 h-index

    14 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    21 publications

    4.4K citations

  5. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    30 publications

    2.3K citations

  6. Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    7 h-index

    18 publications

    3.1K citations

  7. American Museum of Natural History

    New York, United States

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    467 citations

  8. University of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    273 citations

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Venues

  1. American Journal of Physical Anthropology

    28 publications · 2.6K citations

    23

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  2. Evolution

    13 publications · 1.8K citations

    13

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  3. International Journal of Primatology

    11 publications · 1.1K citations

    10

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  4. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 9 publications · 1.4K citations

    9

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  5. American Journal of Primatology

    8 publications · 955 citations

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