Relationship between the calcaneal size and body mass in primates and land mammals
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6135701 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Takehisa Tsubamoto (0000-0003-4714-6376, Ehime University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 127 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 73-80 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropological Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0918-7960 • E-ISSN: 1348-8570 |
| Publisher | Anthropological Society of Nippon (PUBLISHER • JP) |
| DOI | 10.1537/ase.190221 |
| OpenAlex | W2928679004 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 38 |
The relationship between calcaneal size and body mass in extant primates and other land mammals is examined using regression analyses to provide simple equations for estimating the body mass of extinct primate and land mammal species based on the calcaneus. The results imply that among the linear calcaneal dimensions, the calcaneal width at the talar articular surfaces (CA2) is likely the best body mass estimator for land mammals (including primates), and the width of the posterior talar articular surface (CA3) appears to be relatively good body mass estimator for primates. The equation with a 95% prediction interval for estimating the body mass (BM, in g) using CA2 (in mm) for land mammals is: BM = exp(2.928 × ln CA2 + 0.981 ± 0.772) × 1.076; the corresponding equation using CA3 (in mm) for primates is: BM = exp(2.555 × ln CA3 + 3.536 ± 0.641) × 1.067
Biology · Body weight · Calcaneus · Estimator · Evolutionary biology · Extant taxon · Mammal · Primate · Statistics · Zoology · Bat Biology and Ecology Studies · Mathematics · Primate Behavior and Ecology · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation · Anatomy · Ecology · Endocrinology · Paleontology
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