William I Sellers
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3073394 |
|---|---|
| NOME | William I Sellers |
| PRENOMES | William I |
| SOBRENOME | Sellers |
| ASSINATURA | SELLERS W I |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Manchester |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2913-5406 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 14 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 75 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 14 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1994 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2019 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Interpreting the historical terrestrial vertebrate biodiversity of Cayman Brac (Greater Antilles, Caribbean) through collagen fingerprinting
Cayman Brac (Cayman Islands) lies within the Caribbean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot, an epicenter of high biodiversity and endemism. However, all endemic terrestrial mammals on the Cayman Islands are now extinct, following post-1500 AD human colonization of the islands. Introduced rodents and domesticated mammals now exclusively represent this facet of terrestrial fauna on the Cayman Islands, and are a likely cause of endemic species loss on the …
The Syriac Galen Palimpsest
Manuscript Studies: A Journal of the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies - Volume 3, Number 1, Spring 2018
Analyzing Images, Editing Texts
Manuscript Studies: A Journal of the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies - Volume 3, Number 1, Spring 2018
Analyzing the sclerocarpy adaptations of the Pitheciidae mandible
Primates are interpreted to be ancestrally adapted to frugivory, although some modern groups show clear adaptations to other diets. Among them, pitheciids stand out for specifically predating seeds. This dietary specialization is known as sclerocarpy and refers to the extraction of seeds from surrounding hard tissues using the anterior dentition followed by the mastication of seeds by the molars. It has been proposed that Callicebus-Pithecia-Chir…
A volumetric technique for fossil body mass estimation applied to Australopithecus afarensis
Fossil body mass estimation is a well established practice within the field of physical anthropology. Previous studies have relied upon traditional allometric approaches, in which the relationship between one/several skeletal dimensions and body mass in a range of modern taxa is used in a predictive capacity. The lack of relatively complete skeletons has thus far limited the potential application of alternative mass estimation techniques, such as…
The evolution of the platyrrhine talus
Platyrrhines are a diverse group of primates that presently occupy a broad range of tropical-equatorial environments in the Americas. However, most of the fossil platyrrhine species of the early Miocene have been found at middle and high latitudes. Although the fossil record of New World monkeys has improved considerably over the past several years, it is still difficult to trace the origin of major modern clades. One of the most commonly preserv…
Standing on the shoulders of apes
OBJECTIVE: The aim was to analyze the relationship between scapular form and function in hominoids by using geometric morphometrics (GM) and finite element analysis (FEA). METHODS: FEA was used to analyze the biomechanical performance of different hominoid scapulae by simulating static postural scenarios. GM was used to quantify scapular shape differences and the relationship between form and function was analyzed by applying both multivariate-mu…
Locomotor flexibility in L epilemur explained by habitat and biomechanics
There are at present few comparable studies of lemur locomotion in the wild. This has unfortunately meant we have little knowledge about locomotor variation, and hence flexibility, with regard to differences in support availability and habitat structure. Here we compare the locomotion of Lepilemur edwardsi at Ankarafantsika with that of Lepilemur ruficaudatus at Kirindy‐Mitea National Park. While data were collected by two individuals, at differe…
Evolutionary Robotic Approaches in Primate Gait Analysis
The energetic costs of load-carrying and the evolution of bipedalism
Comparison of inverse-dynamics musculo-skeletal models of AL 288-1 Australopithecus afarensis and KNM-WT 15000 Homo ergaster to modern humans, with implications for the evolution of bipedalism
Cave Detection in Limestone using Ground Penetrating Radar
Ultrasonic Cave Mapping
A system for 2- and 3D kinematic and kinetic analysis of locomotion, and its application to analysis of the energetic efficiency of jumping locomotion
Kinematic analysis of film and video recordings is a standard technique in studies of the mechanics of locomotion. With the addition of segment mass data, kinematic analysis may be extended to estimate the forces, torques and bending loads imposed on limb segments, using inverse dynamic analysis. A software/hardware system for 2- and 3D kinematic and dynamic analysis is described, based on digitized images from multiple video cameras and featurin…
Comparison of inverse-dynamics musculo-skeletal models of AL 288-1 Australopithecus afarensis and KNM-WT 15000 Homo ergaster to modern humans, with implications for the evolution of bipedalism
A volumetric technique for fossil body mass estimation applied to Australopithecus afarensis
Fossil body mass estimation is a well established practice within the field of physical anthropology. Previous studies have relied upon traditional allometric approaches, in which the relationship between one/several skeletal dimensions and body mass in a range of modern taxa is used in a predictive capacity. The lack of relatively complete skeletons has thus far limited the potential application of alternative mass estimation techniques, such as…
The energetic costs of load-carrying and the evolution of bipedalism
Standing on the shoulders of apes
OBJECTIVE: The aim was to analyze the relationship between scapular form and function in hominoids by using geometric morphometrics (GM) and finite element analysis (FEA). METHODS: FEA was used to analyze the biomechanical performance of different hominoid scapulae by simulating static postural scenarios. GM was used to quantify scapular shape differences and the relationship between form and function was analyzed by applying both multivariate-mu…
The evolution of the platyrrhine talus
Platyrrhines are a diverse group of primates that presently occupy a broad range of tropical-equatorial environments in the Americas. However, most of the fossil platyrrhine species of the early Miocene have been found at middle and high latitudes. Although the fossil record of New World monkeys has improved considerably over the past several years, it is still difficult to trace the origin of major modern clades. One of the most commonly preserv…
Locomotor flexibility in L epilemur explained by habitat and biomechanics
There are at present few comparable studies of lemur locomotion in the wild. This has unfortunately meant we have little knowledge about locomotor variation, and hence flexibility, with regard to differences in support availability and habitat structure. Here we compare the locomotion of Lepilemur edwardsi at Ankarafantsika with that of Lepilemur ruficaudatus at Kirindy‐Mitea National Park. While data were collected by two individuals, at differe…
Evolutionary Robotic Approaches in Primate Gait Analysis
Cave Detection in Limestone using Ground Penetrating Radar
Ultrasonic Cave Mapping
Interpreting the historical terrestrial vertebrate biodiversity of Cayman Brac (Greater Antilles, Caribbean) through collagen fingerprinting
Cayman Brac (Cayman Islands) lies within the Caribbean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot, an epicenter of high biodiversity and endemism. However, all endemic terrestrial mammals on the Cayman Islands are now extinct, following post-1500 AD human colonization of the islands. Introduced rodents and domesticated mammals now exclusively represent this facet of terrestrial fauna on the Cayman Islands, and are a likely cause of endemic species loss on the …
A system for 2- and 3D kinematic and kinetic analysis of locomotion, and its application to analysis of the energetic efficiency of jumping locomotion
Kinematic analysis of film and video recordings is a standard technique in studies of the mechanics of locomotion. With the addition of segment mass data, kinematic analysis may be extended to estimate the forces, torques and bending loads imposed on limb segments, using inverse dynamic analysis. A software/hardware system for 2- and 3D kinematic and dynamic analysis is described, based on digitized images from multiple video cameras and featurin…
Ultrasonic Cave Mapping
Cave Detection in Limestone using Ground Penetrating Radar
Comparison of inverse-dynamics musculo-skeletal models of AL 288-1 Australopithecus afarensis and KNM-WT 15000 Homo ergaster to modern humans, with implications for the evolution of bipedalism
The energetic costs of load-carrying and the evolution of bipedalism
Evolutionary Robotic Approaches in Primate Gait Analysis
Locomotor flexibility in L epilemur explained by habitat and biomechanics
There are at present few comparable studies of lemur locomotion in the wild. This has unfortunately meant we have little knowledge about locomotor variation, and hence flexibility, with regard to differences in support availability and habitat structure. Here we compare the locomotion of Lepilemur edwardsi at Ankarafantsika with that of Lepilemur ruficaudatus at Kirindy‐Mitea National Park. While data were collected by two individuals, at differe…
Standing on the shoulders of apes
OBJECTIVE: The aim was to analyze the relationship between scapular form and function in hominoids by using geometric morphometrics (GM) and finite element analysis (FEA). METHODS: FEA was used to analyze the biomechanical performance of different hominoid scapulae by simulating static postural scenarios. GM was used to quantify scapular shape differences and the relationship between form and function was analyzed by applying both multivariate-mu…
The evolution of the platyrrhine talus
Platyrrhines are a diverse group of primates that presently occupy a broad range of tropical-equatorial environments in the Americas. However, most of the fossil platyrrhine species of the early Miocene have been found at middle and high latitudes. Although the fossil record of New World monkeys has improved considerably over the past several years, it is still difficult to trace the origin of major modern clades. One of the most commonly preserv…
The Syriac Galen Palimpsest
Manuscript Studies: A Journal of the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies - Volume 3, Number 1, Spring 2018
Analyzing Images, Editing Texts
Manuscript Studies: A Journal of the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies - Volume 3, Number 1, Spring 2018
Analyzing the sclerocarpy adaptations of the Pitheciidae mandible
Primates are interpreted to be ancestrally adapted to frugivory, although some modern groups show clear adaptations to other diets. Among them, pitheciids stand out for specifically predating seeds. This dietary specialization is known as sclerocarpy and refers to the extraction of seeds from surrounding hard tissues using the anterior dentition followed by the mastication of seeds by the molars. It has been proposed that Callicebus-Pithecia-Chir…
A volumetric technique for fossil body mass estimation applied to Australopithecus afarensis
Fossil body mass estimation is a well established practice within the field of physical anthropology. Previous studies have relied upon traditional allometric approaches, in which the relationship between one/several skeletal dimensions and body mass in a range of modern taxa is used in a predictive capacity. The lack of relatively complete skeletons has thus far limited the potential application of alternative mass estimation techniques, such as…
Interpreting the historical terrestrial vertebrate biodiversity of Cayman Brac (Greater Antilles, Caribbean) through collagen fingerprinting
Cayman Brac (Cayman Islands) lies within the Caribbean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot, an epicenter of high biodiversity and endemism. However, all endemic terrestrial mammals on the Cayman Islands are now extinct, following post-1500 AD human colonization of the islands. Introduced rodents and domesticated mammals now exclusively represent this facet of terrestrial fauna on the Cayman Islands, and are a likely cause of endemic species loss on the …
Biology (10 obras) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (7 obras) · Evolution and Paleontology Studies (5 obras) · Geography (5 obras) · Anatomy (4 obras) · Anatomy (4 obras) · Archaeology (4 obras) · Computer Science (4 obras) · Ecology (4 obras) · Evolutionary biology (4 obras)