Big-bodied males help us recognize that females have big pelves

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 392-405

  Tague, Robert G ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Obstetrics; Pelvis; Primate; Sexual dimorphism; Testosterone; Variability

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PELVIS; PRIMATE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; FEMUR; MALE; PELVIC BONES; PRIMATES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 22544478437     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20226     Document Type: Article

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