Association Between Childhood Body Size and Premenstrual Disorders in Young Adulthood
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.1256
Abstract: Key Points Question Are childhood body size and changes throughout adolescence associated with the risk of premenstrual disorders (PMDs) in young adulthood? Findings In a prospective cohort study of 6524 female participants in the US,… read more here.
Keywords: childhood body; childhood; body size; young adulthood ... See more keywords
Anthropogenic effects on body size and growth in lab‐reared and free‐ranging Macaca mulatta
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DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23368
Abstract: The impact of anthropogenic pressures upon primates is increasingly prevalent, and yet the phenotypic aspects of these impacts remain understudied. Captive environments can pose unique pressures based on factors like physical activity levels and caloric… read more here.
Keywords: macaca mulatta; lab reared; free ranging; growth ... See more keywords
Body size and body composition effects on heat loss from the hands during severe cold exposure.
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DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.23432
Abstract: OBJECTIVES This study investigated the influence of body size and composition on maintaining hand temperature during severe cold exposure. The hand's high surface area-to-volume ratio predisposes the hand to heat loss, increasing the risk of… read more here.
Keywords: hand; heat loss; body size; body ... See more keywords
Body size and social status in medieval Alba (Cuneo), Italy.
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DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.23776
Abstract: OBJECTIVES Previous work by Vercellotti et al. in 2011 found significant status-related differences in body size in males but not in females from the Italian bioarchaeological assemblage of San Michele di Trino (8th-14th centuries CE).… read more here.
Keywords: status; length; alba; body size ... See more keywords
The effect of diet and sociopolitical change on physiological stress and behavior in late Roman-Early Byzantine (300-700 AD) and Islamic (902-1,235 AD) populations from Ibiza, Spain.
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DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24062
Abstract: OBJECTIVES This study evaluated chronological changes in physiological stress and levels of habitual loading of Ibizan populations from the Late Roman-Early Byzantine (LREB) to the Islamic period (300-1,235 AD) using measures of body size and bone… read more here.
Keywords: late roman; roman early; early byzantine; stress ... See more keywords
Is bigger really better? Relative and absolute body size influence individual growth rate under competition
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2978
Abstract: Abstract Models suggest that the mechanism of competition can influence the growth advantage associated with being large (in absolute body size or relative to other individuals in the population). Large size is advantageous under interference,… read more here.
Keywords: size; competition; growth rate; body size ... See more keywords
Environmental correlates of geographic divergence in a phenotypic trait: A case study using bat echolocation
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3251
Abstract: Abstract Divergence in phenotypic traits may arise from the interaction of different evolutionary forces, including different kinds of selection (e.g., ecological), genetic drift, and phenotypic plasticity. Sensory systems play an important role in survival and… read more here.
Keywords: variation; echolocation; phenotypic; divergence phenotypic ... See more keywords
Testes mass in the livebearing fish Brachyrhaphis rhabdophora (Poeciliidae) varies hypoallometrically with body size but not between predation environments
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4618
Abstract: Abstract In this study, we considered potential causes of variation in testis size in the livebearing fish Brachyrhaphis rhabdophora. We evaluated variation in testes mass among individual males and among populations that occupy different selective… read more here.
Keywords: livebearing fish; size; fish brachyrhaphis; testes mass ... See more keywords
Pollinator size and its consequences: Robust estimates of body size in pollinating insects
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4835
Abstract: Abstract Body size is an integral functional trait that underlies pollination‐related ecological processes, yet it is often impractical to measure directly. Allometric scaling laws have been used to overcome this problem. However, most existing models… read more here.
Keywords: insects; dry weight; pollinator size; size ... See more keywords
Larger body size leads to greater female beluga whale ovarian reproductive activity at the southern periphery of their range
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8367
Abstract: Abstract Identification of phenotypic characteristics in reproductively successful individuals provides important insights into the evolutionary processes that cause range shifts due to environmental change. Female beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from the Baffin Bay region (BB)… read more here.
Keywords: body; female beluga; body size; beluga whale ... See more keywords
Oh, the places you will grow: Intraspecific latitudinal clines in butterfly size suggest a phylogenetic signal
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8913
Abstract: Abstract Within an animal species, the body sizes of individuals at higher latitudes are often different from individuals at lower latitudes. For homeothermic species that maintain a relatively constant body temperature, such as mammals and… read more here.
Keywords: closely related; latitudinal clines; body size; size ... See more keywords