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Michael A. Schillaci

Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto Scarborough
Verified email at utoronto.ca
Cited by 3272

Phenotypic approaches for understanding patterns of intracemetery biological variation

CM Stojanowski, MA Schillaci - American journal of physical …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
This paper reviews studies of phenotypic inheritance and microevolutionary processes in
archaeological populations using data on cranial and dental phenotypic variation, often …

[HTML][HTML] Stress and the multiple-role woman: Taking a closer look at the “Superwoman”

MK Sumra, MA Schillaci - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
In the academic literature there is debate as to whether women who engage in multiple social
roles experience more or less stress than women in fewer roles. For the present research …

Exploring the role of sense of community in the undergraduate transfer student experience

…, A Wandersman, B Skiles, MJ Schillaci… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Sense of community may play an important role in the undergraduate transfer student
experience by encouraging academic and social success. This cross‐sectional study assessed …

[HTML][HTML] Primate-to-human retroviral transmission in Asia

L Jones-Engel, GA Engel, MA Schillaci… - Emerging infectious …, 2005 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We describe the first reported transmission to a human of simian foamy virus (SFV) from a
free-ranging population of nonhuman primates in Asia. The transmission of an exogenous …

Greater sciatic notch as a sex indicator in juveniles

…, M Roksandic, MA Schillaci - American Journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Using Schutkowski's method for juvenile sex determination (Schutkowski H. 1993. Am J Phys
Anthropol 90:199–205), we evaluated the morphology of the greater sciatic notch of 56 ilia (…

[HTML][HTML] Human exposure to herpesvirus B–seropositive macaques, Bali, Indonesia

GA Engel, L Jones-Engel, MA Schillaci… - Emerging infectious …, 2002 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Herpesvirus B (Cercopithecine herpesvirus 1) has been implicated as the cause of
approximately 40 cases of meningoencephalitis affecting persons in direct or indirect contact with …

[HTML][HTML] Diverse contexts of zoonotic transmission of simian foamy viruses in Asia

…, GA Engel, KA Steinkraus, MA Schillaci… - Emerging infectious …, 2008 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In Asia, contact between persons and nonhuman primates is widespread in multiple occupational
and nonoccupational contexts. Simian foamy viruses (SFVs) are retroviruses that are …

[HTML][HTML] Sexual selection and the evolution of brain size in primates

MA Schillaci - PLoS One, 2006 - journals.plos.org
Reproductive competition among males has long been considered a powerful force in the
evolution of primates. The evolution of brain size and complexity in the Order Primates has …

Postmarital residence and biological variation at Pueblo Bonito

MA Schillaci, CM Stojanowski - American Journal of Physical …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Although the social organization of many of the present‐day pueblos of the American
Southwest is well‐described in the anthropological literature, many aspects of prehistoric …

Detection of antibodies to selected human pathogens among wild and pet macaques (Macaca tonkeana) in Sulawesi, Indonesia

L Jones‐Engel, GA Engel, MA Schillaci… - American Journal of …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Human‐to‐primate disease transmission can potentially cause significant morbidity and
mortality among wild primate populations and thus constitutes an important conservation issue. …