Patterns of covariation in the hominoid craniofacial skeleton: Implications for paleoantropological models

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 167-187

  Ackermann, Rebecca Rogers ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cranial morphology; Paleoanthropology; Variability

Indexed keywords

CRANIUM; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL RECORD; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PRIMATE;

CRANIA; HOMINIDAE; HOMINOIDEA; HOMO; HOMO ERECTUS;

EID: 0036671973     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.2002.0569     Document Type: Article

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