The scaling of basicranial flexion and length

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 701-719

  Strait, David S ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Brain; Cranial base; Mass; Scaling

Indexed keywords

CRANIUM; EVOLUTION; MORPHOMETRY;

ANIMALIA; HOMINIDAE; PRIMATES;

EID: 0033226728     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1999.0314     Document Type: Article

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