Bennett Blumenberg
Biographic Data
| ID | 82564 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bennett Blumenberg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bennett |
| FAMILY NAME | Blumenberg |
| SIGNATURE | BLUMENBERG B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lesley University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 185 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Population characteristics of extinct hominid endocranial volume
Distribution and variation statistics of hominid endocranial volume (ECV) have been investigated. Within the interpretative constraints imposed by (very) small sample sizes, the requirements for normality are met, as are those for heteroscedasticity. A significant difference in means can be demonstrated for only two comparisons. With one exception, overall distribution characteristics differ significantly in pairwise comparisons between taxa. The…
Brain Size, Cranial Morphology, Climate, and Time Machines [and Comments and Reply]
A bioclimatic model is evaluated as an explanation of variation in cranial capacity among 122 ethnic groups. Distribution of absolute and relative endocranial volume is mapped. Significant correlations occur with all nine climatic variables examined. Major foci of adaptation occur with solar radiation, vapor pressure, and winter temperature. Global mean trait increase is 2.5 cm per degree of equatorial distance. The interactive geometry between c…
Allometry and evolution of tertiary Hominoids
Various aspects of scaling to body size, physiological time and life history parameters are reviewed. The White & Gould (1965) scale factor, significance of allometric residuals, and intraspecific, interspecific and ontogenetic allometry are discussed within a context of an adaptationist paradigm, as well as the Katz (1980) hypothesis that relates the allometric equation to aspects of cellular development. Comments about LSR and RMA methods intro…
On the Evolution of the Advanced Hominid Brain
The Evolution of the Advanced Hominid Brain [and Comments and Reply]
A stochastic, hierarchical model for the evolution of the advanced hominid brain is developed. The fossil and geological data date the event to 1.6-1.8 million years ago. Palaeoclimatological evidence does not suggest that it coincided with significant ecological change. The cognitive capacities of "small" hominoid brains are reviewed in the context of pongid technology and carnivory and the evidence for hominid stone tool technology prior to the…
On the probable genotype of domestic cats in ancient Egypt
Observations on the palaeoecology, population structure and body weight of some Tertiary hominoids
Rates of evolutionary change during the radiation of late Neogene hominoids
Hominid ECV versus time: Available data does not permit a choice of model
On the Idea of Association Between Homo and Australopithecus
Darwin's Apes, Dental Apes, and the Descent of Man: Normal Science in Evolutionary Anthropology
This paper sketches successive refinements, optional renderings, and disclaimers of the ape model of hominid evolution from its initial statement by Darwin, Huxley, and Haeckel until 1973. I suggest that of the four principal ape models that have been advanced-brachiating troglodytian; brachiating, bipedal hylobatian; knuckle-walking, brachiating troglodytian; and pristine ground ape-the hylobatian model of Morton is the most convincing. Thus, fu…
On the Association Between Homo and Australopithecus
The distribution of Late Pliocene/Early Pleistocene early hominids is reviewed, and the association of Homo sp. with Australopithecus sp. in South Africa, East Africa, and Java is emphasized. It is suggested that the activities of Homo afforded scavenging opportunities for Australopithecus. Such an association may well have been tolerated by Homo because of the reduced predation pressure which resulted. This shift in predation pressure may have b…
On the Adaptive Radiation of Hominids
A theory is advanced to explain the fragmentation of the Mio-Pliocene hominid Ramapithecus into a variety of known Plio-Pleistocene descendant lineages. The theory takes into account not only the mechanism underlying the proliferation of types from a species previously characterized by temporal and spatial stability, but also the relatively rapid differentiation of derivative lines. The latter phenomenon is remarkable for a creature with extended…
Brain Size, Cranial Morphology, Climate, and Time Machines [and Comments and Reply]
A bioclimatic model is evaluated as an explanation of variation in cranial capacity among 122 ethnic groups. Distribution of absolute and relative endocranial volume is mapped. Significant correlations occur with all nine climatic variables examined. Major foci of adaptation occur with solar radiation, vapor pressure, and winter temperature. Global mean trait increase is 2.5 cm per degree of equatorial distance. The interactive geometry between c…
Darwin's Apes, Dental Apes, and the Descent of Man: Normal Science in Evolutionary Anthropology
This paper sketches successive refinements, optional renderings, and disclaimers of the ape model of hominid evolution from its initial statement by Darwin, Huxley, and Haeckel until 1973. I suggest that of the four principal ape models that have been advanced-brachiating troglodytian; brachiating, bipedal hylobatian; knuckle-walking, brachiating troglodytian; and pristine ground ape-the hylobatian model of Morton is the most convincing. Thus, fu…
The Evolution of the Advanced Hominid Brain [and Comments and Reply]
A stochastic, hierarchical model for the evolution of the advanced hominid brain is developed. The fossil and geological data date the event to 1.6-1.8 million years ago. Palaeoclimatological evidence does not suggest that it coincided with significant ecological change. The cognitive capacities of "small" hominoid brains are reviewed in the context of pongid technology and carnivory and the evidence for hominid stone tool technology prior to the…
Allometry and evolution of tertiary Hominoids
Various aspects of scaling to body size, physiological time and life history parameters are reviewed. The White & Gould (1965) scale factor, significance of allometric residuals, and intraspecific, interspecific and ontogenetic allometry are discussed within a context of an adaptationist paradigm, as well as the Katz (1980) hypothesis that relates the allometric equation to aspects of cellular development. Comments about LSR and RMA methods intro…
On the Association Between Homo and Australopithecus
The distribution of Late Pliocene/Early Pleistocene early hominids is reviewed, and the association of Homo sp. with Australopithecus sp. in South Africa, East Africa, and Java is emphasized. It is suggested that the activities of Homo afforded scavenging opportunities for Australopithecus. Such an association may well have been tolerated by Homo because of the reduced predation pressure which resulted. This shift in predation pressure may have b…
Hominid ECV versus time: Available data does not permit a choice of model
On the Adaptive Radiation of Hominids
A theory is advanced to explain the fragmentation of the Mio-Pliocene hominid Ramapithecus into a variety of known Plio-Pleistocene descendant lineages. The theory takes into account not only the mechanism underlying the proliferation of types from a species previously characterized by temporal and spatial stability, but also the relatively rapid differentiation of derivative lines. The latter phenomenon is remarkable for a creature with extended…
Observations on the palaeoecology, population structure and body weight of some Tertiary hominoids
Rates of evolutionary change during the radiation of late Neogene hominoids
Darwin's Apes, Dental Apes, and the Descent of Man: Normal Science in Evolutionary Anthropology
This paper sketches successive refinements, optional renderings, and disclaimers of the ape model of hominid evolution from its initial statement by Darwin, Huxley, and Haeckel until 1973. I suggest that of the four principal ape models that have been advanced-brachiating troglodytian; brachiating, bipedal hylobatian; knuckle-walking, brachiating troglodytian; and pristine ground ape-the hylobatian model of Morton is the most convincing. Thus, fu…
On the Association Between Homo and Australopithecus
The distribution of Late Pliocene/Early Pleistocene early hominids is reviewed, and the association of Homo sp. with Australopithecus sp. in South Africa, East Africa, and Java is emphasized. It is suggested that the activities of Homo afforded scavenging opportunities for Australopithecus. Such an association may well have been tolerated by Homo because of the reduced predation pressure which resulted. This shift in predation pressure may have b…
On the Adaptive Radiation of Hominids
A theory is advanced to explain the fragmentation of the Mio-Pliocene hominid Ramapithecus into a variety of known Plio-Pleistocene descendant lineages. The theory takes into account not only the mechanism underlying the proliferation of types from a species previously characterized by temporal and spatial stability, but also the relatively rapid differentiation of derivative lines. The latter phenomenon is remarkable for a creature with extended…
On the Idea of Association Between Homo and Australopithecus
Hominid ECV versus time: Available data does not permit a choice of model
Rates of evolutionary change during the radiation of late Neogene hominoids
Observations on the palaeoecology, population structure and body weight of some Tertiary hominoids
On the probable genotype of domestic cats in ancient Egypt
The Evolution of the Advanced Hominid Brain [and Comments and Reply]
A stochastic, hierarchical model for the evolution of the advanced hominid brain is developed. The fossil and geological data date the event to 1.6-1.8 million years ago. Palaeoclimatological evidence does not suggest that it coincided with significant ecological change. The cognitive capacities of "small" hominoid brains are reviewed in the context of pongid technology and carnivory and the evidence for hominid stone tool technology prior to the…
Brain Size, Cranial Morphology, Climate, and Time Machines [and Comments and Reply]
A bioclimatic model is evaluated as an explanation of variation in cranial capacity among 122 ethnic groups. Distribution of absolute and relative endocranial volume is mapped. Significant correlations occur with all nine climatic variables examined. Major foci of adaptation occur with solar radiation, vapor pressure, and winter temperature. Global mean trait increase is 2.5 cm per degree of equatorial distance. The interactive geometry between c…
Allometry and evolution of tertiary Hominoids
Various aspects of scaling to body size, physiological time and life history parameters are reviewed. The White & Gould (1965) scale factor, significance of allometric residuals, and intraspecific, interspecific and ontogenetic allometry are discussed within a context of an adaptationist paradigm, as well as the Katz (1980) hypothesis that relates the allometric equation to aspects of cellular development. Comments about LSR and RMA methods intro…
On the Evolution of the Advanced Hominid Brain
Population characteristics of extinct hominid endocranial volume
Distribution and variation statistics of hominid endocranial volume (ECV) have been investigated. Within the interpretative constraints imposed by (very) small sample sizes, the requirements for normality are met, as are those for heteroscedasticity. A significant difference in means can be demonstrated for only two comparisons. With one exception, overall distribution characteristics differ significantly in pairwise comparisons between taxa. The…
Biology (10 works) · Paleontology (9 works) · Paleontology (9 works) · Evolution and Paleontology Studies (8 works) · Evolutionary biology (7 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (7 works) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (7 works) · Ecology (6 works) · Ecology (6 works) · Pleistocene (5 works)