Dr Laura Buck
School of Biological and Environmental Sciences

Faculty: Faculty of Science
Email address: L.Buck@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone: 0151 904 1062
Conference publication
Buck LT, Katz DC, Ackermann RR, Hlusko LJ, Kanthaswamy S, Weaver TD. 2022. A macaque model for the effects of admixture on body size AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 177 :24-24 Author Url
Buck LT, Katz DC, Ackermann RR, Hlusko LJ, Kanthaswamy S, Weaver TD. 2020. The effects of admixture in the pelvis AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 89th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-of-Physical-Anthropologists (AAPA) 171 :40-40 Author Url
Ward DL, Pomeroy E, Roy JE, Buck LT, Stock JT, Silcox MT, Viola TB. 2019. Bony labyrinth shape variation as a marker of prenatal stress and the maternal environment AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 88th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-of-Physical-Anthropologists (AAPA) 168 :262-262 Author Url
Buck LT, De Groote I, Hamada Y, Stock JT. 2019. Are we what we eat? Regional diet, but not climate, shapes cranial morphology in Jomon foragers AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 88th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-of-Physical-Anthropologists (AAPA) 168 :31-31 Author Url
Buck LT, De Groote I, Hamada Y, Stock JT. 2018. Climate, craniofacial plasticity and culture: A comparison of ecogeographic patterns in cranial shape between Jomon foragers and Japanese macaques AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 87th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-of-Physical-Anthropologists (AAPA) 165 :37-37 Author Url
Buck LT, De Groote I, Hamada Y, Stock JT. 2017. Climatic adaptation in Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) as a model for calibrating human intraspecific variation AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 86th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-of-Physical-Anthropologists (AAPA) 162 :131-132 Author Url
Buck L, De Groote I, Hamada Y, Stock J. A colonising niche? Comparing climatic adaptation in Jomon foragers and Japanese macaques Proceedings of the European Society for the Study of Evolution, European Society for the Study of Human Evolution :31-31
Balzeau A, Buck L, Gomez-Olivencia A, Grimaud-Herve D, Becam G, Rae T, Stringer C. A new description of the internal morphology of the Middle Pleistocene Broken Hill 1 cranium Proceedings of the European Society for the Study of Human Evolution, European Society for the Study of Human Evolution 4 :36-36
Buck L, Stringer C, MacLarnon A, Rae T. Maxillary sinuses, craniofacial morphology, and adaptation in Pleistocene hominins Proceedings of the European Society for the Study of Human Evolution, Society for the Study of Human Evolution 3 :49-49
Buck L, Stringer C. Having the stomach for it: a contribution to Neanderthal diets? Proceedings of the European Society for the Study of Human Evolution, European Society for the Study of Human Evolution 2 :55-55
Buck L, Stringer C, MacLarnon A, Rae T. Frontal sinuses in Pleistocene Hominins Proceedings of the European Society for the Study of Human Evolution, European Society for the Study of Human Evolution 1 :48-48
Katz D, Buck L, Hlusko L, Ackermann R, Kanthaswamy S, Devine J, Hallgrimsson B, Weaver T. Predicting skull shape from admixture history in a multigenerational macaque cross sample American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 168 :12-12
Ryan K, Stock J, Buck L. Sphenoidal sinuses and spatial compromise in basicranial modular development and evolution. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, American Society of Physical Anthropology 165 :235-235
Rae T, Buck L, Thomas K. What we know (and don't) about human sinus variation and climate American Journal of Physical Anthropology, American Association of Physical Anthropologists 162 :324-324
Buck L, Stringer C, MacLarnon A, Rae T. Paranasal Sinus Shape in Pleistocene Hominins American Journal of Physical Anthropology, American Association of Physical Anthropologists 147 :108-108
Journal article
Balzeau A, Albessard-Ball L, Kubicka AM, Noûs C, Buck LT. 2021. Frontal sinus variation in extant species of the genera Pan, Gorilla and Homo Bulletins et Memoires de la Societe d'Anthropologie de Paris, 33 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Thompson J, Power R, Mercieca-Spiteri B, Magnussen J, Pardey M, Buck LT, Stock J, McLaughlin R, Stoddart S, Malone C. 2021. Analysis of periosteal lesions from commingled human remains at the Xagħra Circle hypogeum reveals the first case of probable scurvy from Neolithic Malta International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Buck LT, Katz D, Ackermann R, Hlusko L, Kanthaswamy S, Weaver T. 2021. Effects of hybridization on pelvic morphology: a macaque model Jouranl of Human Evolution, 159 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Gopalan S, Atkinson EG, Buck LT, Weaver TD, Henn BM. 2021. Inferring archaic introgression from hominin genetic data Evolutionary Anthropology, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Ward D, Schroeder L, Pomeroy E, Roy J, Buck LT, Stock J, Martin-Gronert M, Ozanne S, Silcox M, Viola B. 2021. Early life malnutrition and fluctuating asymmetry in the rat bony labyrinth The Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology, 304 :2645-2660 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Skinner MM, Georgiou L, Stratford D, Dunmore CJ, Bardo A, Buck LT, Hublin J-J, Pahr DH, Synek A, Kivell TL. 2020. REPLY TO HAEUSLER ET AL.: Internal structure of the femur provides robust evidence for locomotor and taxonomic diversity at Sterkfontein PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 117 :28570-28571 DOI Author Url
Wang K, Goldstein S, Bleasdale M, Clist B, Boesten K, Bajwa-Lufu P, Buck LT, Crowther A, Deme A, MacIntosh RJ, Mercader J, Ogola C, Power RC, Sawchuck E, Robertshaw P, Wilsmsen EN, Petraglia M, Ndiema E, Manthi FK, Krause J, Roberts P, Boivin N, Schiffels S. 2020. Ancient genomes reveal complex patterns of population movement, interaction, and replacement in sub-Saharan Africa Science Advances, 6 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Georgiou L, Dunmore C, Bardo A, Buck LT, Hublin J-J, Pahr D, Stratford D, Synek A, Kivell T, Skinner M. 2020. Evidence for habitual climbing in a Pleistocene hominin in South Africa Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117 :8416-8423 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Buck LT, De Groote I, Hamada Y, Hassett BR, Ito T, Stock JT. 2019. Evidence of different climatic adaptation strategies in humans and non-human primates Scientific Reports, 9 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Dinnis R, Bates MR, Bello SM, Buck LT, Davies JS, Preece RC, Walker EA, Boulton J, Flas D, Harris S-J, Mogg J, Schouten R. 2019. Archaeological collections from Long Hole (Gower, Swansea, UK) and their place in the British Palaeolithic Cave and Karst Science, 46 :37-46 Publisher Url Public Url
Bosch MD, Buck LT, Strauss AM. 2019. Location, location, location: investigating perforation locations in Tritia gibbosula shells at Ksâr'Akil (Lebanon) using micro-CT data Paleoanthropology, Specia :52-63 DOI Public Url
Buck LT, Stringer CB, MacLarnon AM, Rae TC. 2019. Variation in paranasal pneumatisation between Mid-Late Pleistocene hominins Bulletins et mémoires de la Société d’anthropologie de Paris, 31 :14-33 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Georgiou L, Kivell TL, Pahr DH, Buck LT, Skinner MM. 2019. Trabecular architecture of the great ape and human femoral head Journal of Anatomy, 234 :679-693 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Thompson JE, Martín-Vega D, Buck LT, Power RK, Stoddart S, Malone C. 2018. Identification of dermestid beetle modification on Neolithic Maltese human bone: Implications for funerary practices at the Xemxija tombs Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 22 :123-131 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Buck LT, De Groote I, Hamada Y, Stock JT. 2018. Humans preserve non-human primate pattern of climatic adaptation Quaternary Science Reviews, 192 :149-166 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Groucutt HS, Grün R, Zamout ISA, Drake NA, Armitage SJ, Candy I, Clark-Wilson R, Louys J, Breeze PS, Duval M, Buck LT, Kivell TL, Pomeroy E, Stephens NB, Stock JT, Stewart M, Price GJ, Kinsley L, Sung WW, Alsharekh A, Al-Omari A, Zahir M, Memesh AM, Abdulshakoor AJ, Al-Masari AM, Bahameem AA, Al Murayyi KSM, Zahrani B, Scerri EML, Petraglia MD. 2018. Homo sapiens in Arabia by 85,000 years ago Nature Ecology and Evolution, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Balzeau A, Buck LT, Albessard L, Becam G, Grimmaud-Herve D, Rae TC, Stringer CB. 2017. The internal cranial anatomy of the Middle Pleistocene Broken Hill 1 cranium Paleoanthropology, :107-138 DOI Public Url
De Groote I. 2016. New genetic and morphological evidence suggests a single hoaxer created ‘Piltdown man’ Royal Society Open Science, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Buck LT, Berbesque CJ, Wood BM, Stringer CB. 2015. Tropical forager gastrophagy and its implications for extinct hominin diets Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 5 :672-679 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Buck LT, Stringer CB. 2015. A rich locality in South Kensington: the fossil hominin collection of the Natural History Museum, London Geological Journal, 50 :321-337 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Bates M, Wenban-Smith F, Bello S, Bridgland D, Buck L, Collins M, Keen D, Leary J, Parfitt S, Penkman K, Rhodes E, Ryssaert C, Whittaker JE. 2014. Late persistence of the Acheulian in southern Britain in an MIS 8 interstadial: evidence from Harnham, Wiltshire Quaternary Science Reviews: the international multidisciplinary research and review journal, 101 :159-176 DOI
Stringer CB, Buck LT. 2014. Diagnosing Homo sapiens in the fossil record Annals of Human Biology, 41 :312-322 DOI Author Url
Buck LT, Stringer C. 2013. Having the stomach for it: a contribution to Neanderthal diets? Quaternary Science Reviews, 96 :161-167 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Buck L, Stock JT, Foley RA. 2010. Levels of intraspecific variation within the catarrhine skeleton International Journal of Primatology, 31 :779-795 DOI
Buck LT. Homo heidelbergensis Vonk J, Shackelford T. DOI Author Url Public Url
Chapters
Bosman A, Buck LT, Reyes-Centeno H, Lahr MM, Harvati K, Stringer CB. 2019. The Kabua 1 cranium: Virtual anatomical reconstructions Sahle Y, Reyes-Centeno H, Bentz C. Modern Human Origins and Dispersal Kerns Verlag 978-3-935751-30-8 Public Url
Buck L, Stringer CB. 2016. Homo, Diversification of Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology 2 :225-235 Academic Press. Oxford DOI
Stock JT, Buck L. 2010. Canalization and plasticity in humans and primates: implications for interpreting the fossil record 150 años después de Darwin: ¿evolución, futuro o crisis? Lecciones sobre evolución humana :91-101 INSTITUTO TOMÁS PASCUAL SANZ; CENIEH
Buck L. Homo heidelbergensis Vonk J, Shackelford T. Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior Springer
Menendez L, Buck L. Evaluating potential proximate and ultimate causes of phenotypic change in the human skeleton over the agricultural transition Schultz TR, Peregrine P, Gawne R. The convergent evolution of agriculture in humans and insects MIT Pres. Cambridge, MA, USA
Other
De Groote I, Flink LG, Abbas R, Bello SM, Burgio L, Buck LT, Dean C, Freyne A, Higham T, Jones CG, Kruszynski R, Lister A, Parfitt SA, Skinner MM, Shindler K, Stringer CB. 2016. New genetic and morphological evidence suggests a single hoaxer created 'Piltdown Man' (vol 3, 160328, 2016) Royal Society Open Science, 3 DOI Author Url