Talk:Cephalic index

message: 68.164.82.165 made the point that there is a disproportionate amount of information on brachycephalic dogs. This article needs cleaning up. --apers0n 07:34, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article organisation 

message: dolichocephalic, mesocephalic, bracycephalic, what is this among humans? what is it good for? and why should one care? An expert please!Cyrus111 (talk) 13:36, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Among humans

message: The brachycephaly article and the dolichocephaly article do not present sufficient information to stand individually. Brachycephalic and dolichocephalic (the adjectival forms) already redirect to this article. Neither of these terms are human-specific, even though their corresponding articles are. To be more consistent, both brachycephaly and dolichocephaly should be merged into this article. Neelix (talk) 16:34, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Humm, difficult. These seem to me medical conditions, comparable to Microcephaly, rather than categories of normal human and animal variation. Since dolichocephaly is just another name for another condition, it coyuld be redirected. But there is room for confusion here, so maybe disambiguation is the way to go. Paul B (talk) 16:55, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge with [[brachycephaly]] and [[dolichocephaly]] 

message: It doesn't look it. Lemon Pickets (talk) 10:38, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Great Dane is dolichocephalic? 

message: This article could use some information related to the Cephalic Index of animals asides from domestic dogs - domestic dogs are covered almost exclusively, save for the 3 cats in the brachycephalic category. --24.7.167.16 (talk) 08:58, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Cephalic Index of animals asides from dogs

message: The Neapolitan Mastiff is listed in both the Brachycephalic and Mesaticephalic lists.  I think it belongs in the Mesaticephalic group, but I thought I'd address it here rather than changing it.
--RandFnR26 (talk) 00:42, 20 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Neapolitan Mastiff 

message: 75.166.213.195 (talk) 20:36, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Different populations of humans have different cephalic indexes. 

message: Anything like this is a WP:BLP violation unless it is attributed to a clearly reliable source. Dougweller (talk) 10:25, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Accusations of misrepresentation 

message: Why is there long lists of canines and felines on this page instead of the page specifically related to dogs and cats?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.197.53.106 (talk) 03:36, 18 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Did some one stop in the middle of the project? 

message: The Kavalier King Charles Spaniel isn't brachycephal. The brachycephal dog is the King Charles Spaniel.79.201.136.130 (talk) 16:37, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  King Charles Spaniel vs. Kavalier King Charles Spaniel 

message: Maybe I should be braver and just change this ... but ... 
This sentence in the section Brachycephalic animals appears to confuse "breadth" with "length". 
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A brachycephalic skull is relatively broad and short (typically with the breadth at least 80% of the length)
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Also, it seems like there should be a mention of muzzle, generally, as there is in the entry "Cephalic Index in cats and dogs".  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Richlumaui (talk • contribs) 02:15, 7 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  I lack expertise to edit this but it seems wrong 

message: It seems his study has been debunked thoroughly: https://archive.org/details/PNAS2002SparksFranzBoasCranialStudyDebunked --41.150.102.27 (talk) 03:56, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah it does if you only read the one line description. Try reading these ones as well: , . User:Maunus ·ʍaunus·snunɐw· 04:03, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes Mikem human anatomy is affected by environmental variables and genetic heritage has a significant degree of developmental plasticity. Also in regards to head shape. User:Maunus ·ʍaunus·snunɐw· 14:37, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Can you back that up with something other than Boas's disputed 1912 study? 212.36.207.34 (talk) 08:26, 15 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry, I forgot that there is no actual science on stormfronts website and HBD index. Here are some articles for you Mike.Little, B. B., Buschang, P. H., Peña Reyes, M. E., Tan, S. K. and Malina, R. M. (2006), Craniofacial dimensions in children in rural Oaxaca, Southern Mexico: Secular change, 1968–2000. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol., 131: 127–136. Barry Bogin, Luis Rios, Rapid morphological change in living humans: implications for modern human origins, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, Volume 136, Issue 1, September 2003, Pages 71-84, ISSN 1095-6433,Mascie-Taylor, C. N., & Bogin, B. (Eds.). (1995). Human variability and plasticity (Vol. 15). Cambridge University Press. Graham Jr, J. M., Kreutzman, J., Earl, D., Halberg, A., Samayoa, C., & Guo, X. (2005). Deformational brachycephaly in supine-sleeping infants. The Journal of pediatrics, 146(2), 253-257. Relethford, J. H. (2004). Boas and beyond: migration and craniometric variation. American Journal of Human Biology, 16(4), 379-386.Bogin, B., & Varela-Silva, M. I. (2003). Anthropometric variation and health: a biocultural model of human growth. Journal of Children's Health, 1(2), 149-172. User:Maunus ·ʍaunus·snunɐw· 15:57, 15 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Wow. Naming some papers is a great argument. You proved the case! Stormfronters are in awe. 203.226.200.43 (talk) 12:27, 17 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Franz Boas cranial study 

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