Changes in the lower premolar-size sequence during hominid evolution. Phylogenetic implications

Human Evolution

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 205-215

  Bermudez De Castro J M ^a   Nicolas M E ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hominids; Premolar size sequence; Regression analysis; Teeth

Indexed keywords

HOMINIDAE;

EID: 0342451417     PISSN: 03939375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02436624     Document Type: Article

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