Sexual dimorphism in the pelvic midplane and its relationship to neandertal reproductive patterns

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 89-100

  Walrath, Dana E ^a   Glantz, Michelle M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth canal; Bispinous diameter; Computed tomography; Neandertal reproduction; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PELVIC GIRDLE; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOSSILS; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC BONES; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0029915371     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199605)100:1<89::AID-AJPA9>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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