Kaye Brown
Biographic Data
| ID | 3617600 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kaye Brown |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kaye |
| FAMILY NAME | Brown |
| SIGNATURE | BROWN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Duke University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Visual‐Predation Theory
Although there is general agreement nowadays that the last common euprimate ancestor looked something like a diminutive mouse lemur or the Eocene primate Teilhardina , debate continues over the adaptive meanings of the synapomorphies that distinguished it from more primitive mammals. We review the background and history of the visual‐predation theory of the origin of the order Primates, evaluate the objections and alternatives to it that have bee…
The gaits of marsupials and the evolution of diagonal‐sequence walking in primates
OBJECTIVES: Documenting the variety of quadrupedal walking gaits in a variety of marsupials (arboreal vs. terrestrial, with and without grasping hind feet), to aid in developing and refining a general theory of gait evolution in primates. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Video records of koalas, ringtail possums, tree kangaroos, sugar gliders, squirrel gliders, wombats, numbats, quolls, a thylacine, and an opossum walking on a variety of substrates were ma…
Posture, Locomotion and Bipedality
Surveying the Race Concept
Leonard Lieberman, Rod Kirk, and Alice Littlefield report a significant decrease over the past 20 years in the percentage of physical anthropologists who support the race concept, while Matt Cartmill concludes that use of this concept did not decline during that period among anthropologists who study modern human variation. Neither study contradicts the other, since the two used different definitions and sampled different populations. More extens…
Who Buys Health Insurance? A Survey of Two Large Organisations
Despite the importance of private insurance in the financing of Australia's health care system, there have been few studies of health insurance choice. A survey was carried out of employees of two large organisations to serve as a reference group for middle‐income people in secure employment. Insurance was associated with income, age, marital status and history of medical costs; but not dependents or hospital expenses. Main determinants of level …
Quantitative Testing and Revitalization Behavior
Surveying the Race Concept
Leonard Lieberman, Rod Kirk, and Alice Littlefield report a significant decrease over the past 20 years in the percentage of physical anthropologists who support the race concept, while Matt Cartmill concludes that use of this concept did not decline during that period among anthropologists who study modern human variation. Neither study contradicts the other, since the two used different definitions and sampled different populations. More extens…
Quantitative Testing and Revitalization Behavior
The gaits of marsupials and the evolution of diagonal‐sequence walking in primates
OBJECTIVES: Documenting the variety of quadrupedal walking gaits in a variety of marsupials (arboreal vs. terrestrial, with and without grasping hind feet), to aid in developing and refining a general theory of gait evolution in primates. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Video records of koalas, ringtail possums, tree kangaroos, sugar gliders, squirrel gliders, wombats, numbats, quolls, a thylacine, and an opossum walking on a variety of substrates were ma…
Quantitative Testing and Revitalization Behavior
Who Buys Health Insurance? A Survey of Two Large Organisations
Despite the importance of private insurance in the financing of Australia's health care system, there have been few studies of health insurance choice. A survey was carried out of employees of two large organisations to serve as a reference group for middle‐income people in secure employment. Insurance was associated with income, age, marital status and history of medical costs; but not dependents or hospital expenses. Main determinants of level …
Surveying the Race Concept
Leonard Lieberman, Rod Kirk, and Alice Littlefield report a significant decrease over the past 20 years in the percentage of physical anthropologists who support the race concept, while Matt Cartmill concludes that use of this concept did not decline during that period among anthropologists who study modern human variation. Neither study contradicts the other, since the two used different definitions and sampled different populations. More extens…
Posture, Locomotion and Bipedality
The gaits of marsupials and the evolution of diagonal‐sequence walking in primates
OBJECTIVES: Documenting the variety of quadrupedal walking gaits in a variety of marsupials (arboreal vs. terrestrial, with and without grasping hind feet), to aid in developing and refining a general theory of gait evolution in primates. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Video records of koalas, ringtail possums, tree kangaroos, sugar gliders, squirrel gliders, wombats, numbats, quolls, a thylacine, and an opossum walking on a variety of substrates were ma…
The Visual‐Predation Theory
Although there is general agreement nowadays that the last common euprimate ancestor looked something like a diminutive mouse lemur or the Eocene primate Teilhardina , debate continues over the adaptive meanings of the synapomorphies that distinguished it from more primitive mammals. We review the background and history of the visual‐predation theory of the origin of the order Primates, evaluate the objections and alternatives to it that have bee…
Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (3 works) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (3 works) · Biology (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Quadrupedalism (2 works) · Actuarial science (1 work) · Anatomy (1 work) · Anatomy (1 work) · Ancestor (1 work)