Fractal dimension of the middle meningeal vessels: Variation and evolution in Homo erectus, Neanderthals, and modern humans

European Journal of Morphology

Volumn 42, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 217-224

  Bruner, Emiliano ^a,b   Mantini, Simone ^a   Perna, Agostino ^a   Maffei, Carlotta ^a   Manzi, Giorgio ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Istituto Italiano di Paleontologia Umana   (Italy)

Author keywords

Box counting; Endocranium; Human evolution; Paleoneurology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DURA MATER; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; FOSSILS; FRACTALS; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; MENINGES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SKULL;

HOMO ERECTUS; HOMO SAPIENS; HOMO SAPIENS NEANDERTHALENSIS;

EID: 33748850024     PISSN: 09243860     EISSN: 17444241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09243860600746833     Document Type: Article

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