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Bioenergetic perspectives on Neanderthal thermoregulatory and activity budgets

Churchill, S. E.·2006·Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology

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Authors: Churchill, S. E.
Affiliations: Duke University (US)
Corresponding author: Churchill, S. E.
ORCID: Churchill, S. E.
Venue: Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published: 2006
Pages: 113-133
ISSN: 1877-9077 (ISSN-L)
1877-9085
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-5121-0_7
OpenAlex: W923484048
Cited by: 106
References: 105
Citations by year: 2026: 9 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 3
FWCI: 36.45
Type: book chapter
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Vertebrate paleobiology and paleoanthroplogy series/Vertebrate paleobiology and paleoanthropology series (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Anthropology › Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Physiological and biochemical adaptations
Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Evolution and Paleontology Studies
Keywords: Neanderthals, bioenergetics, thermoregulation, activity budget, equifinality, Bergmann's rule, Allen's rule, skin surface area, basal metabolic rate, cold adaptation, body size

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