Osteometric variation in the Inuit second metacarpal: A test of Allen's Rule

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 182-188

  Lazenby, Richard ^a   Smashnuk, Amanda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allen's Rule; Cold adaptation; Inuit; Metacarpals

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009872339     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1212(199905/06)9:3<182::AID-OA473>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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