Bernard A Wood
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 75515 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Bernard A Wood |
| PRENOMES | Bernard A |
| SOBRENOME | Wood |
| ASSINATURA | WOOD B A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Department of Anthropology, Center for the Advanced Study of Hominid Paleobiology The George Washington University Washington DC 20052 |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4465-5186 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 32 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 531 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 30 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 2 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1978 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 9 |
The Forgotten Lineage(s)
The Fossil Evidence for Paranthropus
Behavioral and phylogenetic correlates of limb length proportions in extant apes and monkeys
Discrimination, resilience, and HIV testing frequency among black women seeking services from STD clinics
Feasibility and Acceptability of a Web-Based Peer Navigation-Psychoeducational HIV Intervention for Women
This study examined feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of a pilot randomized controlled trial (BRIDGES) designed to improve HIV care outcomes among syndemic-affected women living with HIV (WLHA). We enrolled and randomized adult WLHA who were out-of-care or at risk of falling out-of-care and experienced any syndemic condition(s) into BRIDGES ( n = 11) or standard of care ( n = 13). BRIDGES employed peer navigation one-on-one sess…
On fossil recovery potential in the Australopithecus anamensis–Australopithecus afarensis lineage
Associations between LGBTQ+-supportive school and community resources and suicide attempts among adolescents in Massachusetts
20,790). Data on school resources were obtained from a questionnaire administered to school officials, and community resources were assessed through internet searching. Modified Poisson generalized estimating equations tested associations between school and community LGBTQ +-supports and suicide attempt separately by sex/gender, adjusting for student, school, and community covariates. Several school resources and the availability of community-wid…
Michael Herbert Day (1927-2018)
Human origins
Food Acquisition and Processing in Primates
Isotopic evidence of early hominin diets
Carbon isotope studies of early hominins from southern Africa showed that their diets differed markedly from the diets of extant apes. Only recently, however, has a major influx of isotopic data from eastern Africa allowed for broad taxonomic, temporal, and regional comparisons among hominins. Before 4 Ma, hominins had diets that were dominated by C 3 resources and were, in that sense, similar to extant chimpanzees. By about 3.5 Ma, multiple homi…
Stable isotope-based diet reconstructions of Turkana Basin hominins
Hominin fossil evidence in the Turkana Basin in Kenya from ca . 4.1 to 1.4 Ma samples two archaic early hominin genera and records some of the early evolutionary history of Paranthropus and Homo . Stable carbon isotopes in fossil tooth enamel are used to estimate the fraction of diet derived from C 3 or C 4 resources in these hominin taxa. The earliest hominin species in the Turkana Basin, Australopithecus anamensis , derived nearly all of its di…
Food Acquisition and Processing in Primates
Variation in Mandibular Postcanine Dental Morphology and Hominin Species Representation in Member 4, Sterkfontein, South Africa
Viewpoints
Recent biomechanical analyses examining the feeding adaptations of early hominins have yielded results consistent with the hypothesis that hard foods exerted a selection pressure that influenced the evolution of australopith morphology. However, this hypothesis appears inconsistent with recent reconstructions of early hominin diet based on dental microwear and stable isotopes. Thus, it is likely that either the diets of some australopiths include…
Brief Communication
Recent studies suggest that the hypodigms representing the two earliest Australopithecus ( Au. anamensis and Au. afarensis ) form an ancestor‐descendant lineage. Understanding the details of this possible transition is important comparative evidence for assessing the likelihood of other examples of ancestor‐descendant lineages within the hominin clade. To this end we have analyzed crown and cusp base areas of high resolution replicas of the mandi…
Microwear, mechanics and the feeding adaptations of Australopithecus africanus
The feeding biomechanics and dietary ecology of Australopithecus africanus
The African Plio-Pleistocene hominins known as australopiths evolved a distinctive craniofacial morphology that traditionally has been viewed as a dietary adaptation for feeding on either small, hard objects or on large volumes of food. A historically influential interpretation of this morphology hypothesizes that loads applied to the premolars during feeding had a profound influence on the evolution of australopith craniofacial form. Here, we te…
Where Does the Genus Homo Begin, and How Would We Know
Discrimination of extant Pan species and subspecies using the enamel–dentine junction morphology of lower molars
Previous research has demonstrated that species and subspecies of extant chimpanzees and bonobos can be distinguished on the basis of the shape of their molar crowns. Thus, there is potential for fossil taxa, particularly fossil hominins, to be distinguished at similar taxonomic levels using molar crown morphology. Unfortunately, due to occlusal attrition, the original crown morphology is often absent in fossil teeth, and this has limited the amo…
Protostylid expression at the enamel-dentine junction and enamel surface of mandibular molars of Paranthropus robustus and Australopithecus africanus
Dental trait expression at the enamel-dentine junction of lower molars in extant and fossil hominoids
Early hominin limb proportions
Homoplasy and earlyHomo
Assessing the pelvis of AL 288-1
Homoplasy and earlyHomo
A probabilistic approach to the problem of sexual dimorphism in Homo habilis
Cranial variables as predictors of hominine body mass
Body mass is a key variable in investigating the evolutionary biology of the hominines ( Australopithecus, Paranthropus, and Homo ). It is not only closely related to life‐history parameters but also provides a necessary baseline for studies of encephalization or megadonty. Body mass estimates are normally based on the postcranial skeleton. However, the majority of hominid fossils are cranio‐dental remains that are unassociated with postcranial m…
Dental trait expression at the enamel-dentine junction of lower molars in extant and fossil hominoids
Viewpoints
Recent biomechanical analyses examining the feeding adaptations of early hominins have yielded results consistent with the hypothesis that hard foods exerted a selection pressure that influenced the evolution of australopith morphology. However, this hypothesis appears inconsistent with recent reconstructions of early hominin diet based on dental microwear and stable isotopes. Thus, it is likely that either the diets of some australopiths include…
Further analysis of mandibular molar crown and cusp areas in Pliocene and early Pleistocene hominids
Crown and cusp areas of mandibular molars were measured and analyzed on a sample of 249 specimens attributed to Australopithecus afarensis, A. africanus, A. (Paranthropus) robustus, A. (P.) boisei , and early Homo . In addition to intertaxon comparisons, we compared data that had been collected independently by two of the authors using methods that differ slightly in technique of measurement. Interobserver differences were evaluated by the t ‐tes…
Discrimination of extant Pan species and subspecies using the enamel–dentine junction morphology of lower molars
Previous research has demonstrated that species and subspecies of extant chimpanzees and bonobos can be distinguished on the basis of the shape of their molar crowns. Thus, there is potential for fossil taxa, particularly fossil hominins, to be distinguished at similar taxonomic levels using molar crown morphology. Unfortunately, due to occlusal attrition, the original crown morphology is often absent in fossil teeth, and this has limited the amo…
Protostylid expression at the enamel-dentine junction and enamel surface of mandibular molars of Paranthropus robustus and Australopithecus africanus
The role of time and timing in hominid dental evolution
Exactly when during evolution hominids acquired their extended extra‐uterine growth period is a contentious issue. In order to shed light on the tempo and mode of ontogenetic changes during hominid evolution, research has focused on the pattern and, to a lesser extent, the rate of growth observed in the developing dentition of extant and extinct hominoid taxa. From these data, the absolute timing of events has often been inferred, either implicit…
Microwear, mechanics and the feeding adaptations of Australopithecus africanus
Discrimination, resilience, and HIV testing frequency among black women seeking services from STD clinics
Assessing the pelvis of AL 288-1
Brief Communication
Recent studies suggest that the hypodigms representing the two earliest Australopithecus ( Au. anamensis and Au. afarensis ) form an ancestor‐descendant lineage. Understanding the details of this possible transition is important comparative evidence for assessing the likelihood of other examples of ancestor‐descendant lineages within the hominin clade. To this end we have analyzed crown and cusp base areas of high resolution replicas of the mandi…
Behavioral and phylogenetic correlates of limb length proportions in extant apes and monkeys
Early hominid evolution in Africa
Allometry and Hominid studies
When the shape of a bone changes during growth the relationship between its shape and its size can be expressed mathematically and the phenomenon is known as allometric or relative growth. The same concept applies to samples of adult bones of different mean overall size. It is likely that some of the morphological distinctions between early hominids are due to size related allometric features. However, even if such differences can be credited wit…
A probabilistic approach to the problem of sexual dimorphism in Homo habilis
Cranial variables as predictors of hominine body mass
Body mass is a key variable in investigating the evolutionary biology of the hominines ( Australopithecus, Paranthropus, and Homo ). It is not only closely related to life‐history parameters but also provides a necessary baseline for studies of encephalization or megadonty. Body mass estimates are normally based on the postcranial skeleton. However, the majority of hominid fossils are cranio‐dental remains that are unassociated with postcranial m…
Further analysis of mandibular molar crown and cusp areas in Pliocene and early Pleistocene hominids
Crown and cusp areas of mandibular molars were measured and analyzed on a sample of 249 specimens attributed to Australopithecus afarensis, A. africanus, A. (Paranthropus) robustus, A. (P.) boisei , and early Homo . In addition to intertaxon comparisons, we compared data that had been collected independently by two of the authors using methods that differ slightly in technique of measurement. Interobserver differences were evaluated by the t ‐tes…
The role of time and timing in hominid dental evolution
Exactly when during evolution hominids acquired their extended extra‐uterine growth period is a contentious issue. In order to shed light on the tempo and mode of ontogenetic changes during hominid evolution, research has focused on the pattern and, to a lesser extent, the rate of growth observed in the developing dentition of extant and extinct hominoid taxa. From these data, the absolute timing of events has often been inferred, either implicit…
Early hominid evolution in Africa
Leaps and bounds
Homoplasy and earlyHomo
Assessing the pelvis of AL 288-1
Early hominin limb proportions
Dental trait expression at the enamel-dentine junction of lower molars in extant and fossil hominoids
The feeding biomechanics and dietary ecology of Australopithecus africanus
The African Plio-Pleistocene hominins known as australopiths evolved a distinctive craniofacial morphology that traditionally has been viewed as a dietary adaptation for feeding on either small, hard objects or on large volumes of food. A historically influential interpretation of this morphology hypothesizes that loads applied to the premolars during feeding had a profound influence on the evolution of australopith craniofacial form. Here, we te…
Where Does the Genus Homo Begin, and How Would We Know
Discrimination of extant Pan species and subspecies using the enamel–dentine junction morphology of lower molars
Previous research has demonstrated that species and subspecies of extant chimpanzees and bonobos can be distinguished on the basis of the shape of their molar crowns. Thus, there is potential for fossil taxa, particularly fossil hominins, to be distinguished at similar taxonomic levels using molar crown morphology. Unfortunately, due to occlusal attrition, the original crown morphology is often absent in fossil teeth, and this has limited the amo…
Protostylid expression at the enamel-dentine junction and enamel surface of mandibular molars of Paranthropus robustus and Australopithecus africanus
Brief Communication
Recent studies suggest that the hypodigms representing the two earliest Australopithecus ( Au. anamensis and Au. afarensis ) form an ancestor‐descendant lineage. Understanding the details of this possible transition is important comparative evidence for assessing the likelihood of other examples of ancestor‐descendant lineages within the hominin clade. To this end we have analyzed crown and cusp base areas of high resolution replicas of the mandi…
Microwear, mechanics and the feeding adaptations of Australopithecus africanus
Isotopic evidence of early hominin diets
Carbon isotope studies of early hominins from southern Africa showed that their diets differed markedly from the diets of extant apes. Only recently, however, has a major influx of isotopic data from eastern Africa allowed for broad taxonomic, temporal, and regional comparisons among hominins. Before 4 Ma, hominins had diets that were dominated by C 3 resources and were, in that sense, similar to extant chimpanzees. By about 3.5 Ma, multiple homi…
Stable isotope-based diet reconstructions of Turkana Basin hominins
Hominin fossil evidence in the Turkana Basin in Kenya from ca . 4.1 to 1.4 Ma samples two archaic early hominin genera and records some of the early evolutionary history of Paranthropus and Homo . Stable carbon isotopes in fossil tooth enamel are used to estimate the fraction of diet derived from C 3 or C 4 resources in these hominin taxa. The earliest hominin species in the Turkana Basin, Australopithecus anamensis , derived nearly all of its di…
Food Acquisition and Processing in Primates
Variation in Mandibular Postcanine Dental Morphology and Hominin Species Representation in Member 4, Sterkfontein, South Africa
Viewpoints
Recent biomechanical analyses examining the feeding adaptations of early hominins have yielded results consistent with the hypothesis that hard foods exerted a selection pressure that influenced the evolution of australopith morphology. However, this hypothesis appears inconsistent with recent reconstructions of early hominin diet based on dental microwear and stable isotopes. Thus, it is likely that either the diets of some australopiths include…
Food Acquisition and Processing in Primates
Human origins
Michael Herbert Day (1927-2018)
Biology (24 obras) · Evolutionary biology (19 obras) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (19 obras) · Evolution and Paleontology Studies (17 obras) · Paleontology (15 obras) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (13 obras) · Zoology (13 obras) · Paleontology (12 obras) · Australopithecus (10 obras) · Taxon (10 obras)