Petrosal Orientation and Mandibular Ramus Breadth: Evidence for an Integrated Petroso-Mandibular Developmental Unit

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 340-350

  Bastir, Markus ^a   Rosas, Antonio ^a   Kuroe, Kazuto ^b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Constraints; Geometric morphometry; Lateral basicranium; Mandible; Middle cranial fossa; Morphological integration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; EUROPE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MIDDLE CRANIAL FOSSA; MORPHOMETRICS; PALEOANTHROPOLOGY; PETROUS BONE; PHARYNX; SKULL;

ADULT; CEPHALOMETRY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MANDIBLE; SKULL BASE;

EID: 1942518462     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.10313     Document Type: Article

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