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    Figure 3 in The effects of locomotion on the structural characteristics of avian limb bones

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    Figure 3. Mean natural log-ransformed ratios of femoral to humeral section modulus. Taxa are ordered according to the expected functional trend (see Table 1).Published as part of Habib, Michael B. & Ruff, Christopher B., 2008, The effects of locomotion on the structural characteristics of avian limb bones, pp. 601-624 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 153 (3) on page 610, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00402.x, http://zenodo.org/record/544631

    Figure 6 in The effects of locomotion on the structural characteristics of avian limb bones

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    Figure 6. Mean natural log-transformed ratios of femoral to humeral length. Taxa are ordered according to the expected functional trend (see Table 1).Published as part of Habib, Michael B. & Ruff, Christopher B., 2008, The effects of locomotion on the structural characteristics of avian limb bones, pp. 601-624 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 153 (3) on page 613, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00402.x, http://zenodo.org/record/544631

    Figure 1 in The effects of locomotion on the structural characteristics of avian limb bones

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    Figure 1. Avian phylogenies used for tests of phylogenetic independence. A, the phylogeny based on the topology presented by Sibley & Ahlquist (1990). B, the phylogeny based on the topology presented by Livezey & Zusi (2007).Published as part of Habib, Michael B. & Ruff, Christopher B., 2008, The effects of locomotion on the structural characteristics of avian limb bones, pp. 601-624 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 153 (3) on page 607, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00402.x, http://zenodo.org/record/544631

    Figure 4. pQCT images from a in The effects of locomotion on the structural characteristics of avian limb bones

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    Figure 4. pQCT images from a subset of the study species included, representing the range of geometries in the data set. Species not shown to same scale.Published as part of Habib, Michael B. & Ruff, Christopher B., 2008, The effects of locomotion on the structural characteristics of avian limb bones, pp. 601-624 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 153 (3) on page 612, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00402.x, http://zenodo.org/record/544631

    Relative fibular strength and locomotor behavior in OH 35 and KNM-WT 15000

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    Relative fibular/tibial strength has been demonstrated to be related to the degree of arboreality/ terrestriality in anthropoid primates. In this study fibular/tibial strength was determined in OH 35, a Homo habilis (or possibly Paranthropus boisei), (1.8 myr) and KNM-WT 15000, a juvenile Homo erectus, (1.5 myr), and was compared to modern humans (n=79), chimpanzees (n=16), gorillas (n=16) and orangutans (n=11). Ontogenetic changes in fibular/tibial strength were also analyzed due to KNM-WT 15000’s juvenile status. Cross-sectional properties were derived from multi-plane radiography and either CT sections of casts (fossils) or external molds (extant). RMA regressions were run on polar second moment of area (J), a measure of torsional and average bending rigidity, of the fibula against that of the tibia for all extant species. Fossils were analyzed using their relative deviations from each regression line, expressed in SEE units. Great apes differed significantly from humans in regression line elevation, with relatively stronger fibulae. OH 35 fell in the center of the great ape distribution, within 1 SEE of each great ape taxon, but 1.9 SEE from humans. KNM-WT 15000 was more than 2 SEE from all great apes and within 0.6 SEE of humans. This was not a result of his age, as fibular/tibial strength slightly decreases with age in humans. OH 35 has some human-like features; however, the relative strength of the two bones aligns the specimen with great apes, suggesting a significant degree of arboreality. KNM-WT 15000 is demonstrated to be fully modern, complimenting other evidence for complete terrestrial bipedality

    The effects of locomotion on the structural characteristics of avian limb bones

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    Habib, Michael B., Ruff, Christopher B. (2008): The effects of locomotion on the structural characteristics of avian limb bones. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 153 (3): 601-624, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00402.x, URL: http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00402.

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    Figure 7. Percentage of bone cross-section composed of cortical bone in the femur and humerus of each individual. This represents an inverse measure of 'hollowness' in the limb bones scanned. Phalacrocorax harrisi and Spheniscus magellanicus are both highlighted for qualitative reference, as these species have the thickest-walled bones of the taxa studied. Phalacrocorax auritus individuals are highlighted for comparison with P. harrisi. Puffinus griseus individuals, which utilize both dynamic soaring and wing-propelled diving, are highlighted to emphasize that their cortical areas are similar to other divers. Symbols and labels are as in Figure 2, except that X's denote hyperaerials.Published as part of Habib, Michael B. & Ruff, Christopher B., 2008, The effects of locomotion on the structural characteristics of avian limb bones, pp. 601-624 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 153 (3) on page 615, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00402.x, http://zenodo.org/record/544631

    Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis

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    The present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed

    Variations on the Author

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    “Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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