Robusticity and sexual dimorphism in the postcranium of modern hunter-gatherers from Australia

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-23

  Carlson, Kristian J ^a   Grine, Frederick E ^b   Pearson, Osbjorn M ^c  

^a NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aborigines; Cross sectional geometry; Long bones; Mobility; Subsistence strategy

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ETHNOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; HUMERUS; LONG BONE; MALE; OSTEOMETRY; RADIUS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETON; TIBIA; ULNA;

AUSTRALIA; BONE AND BONES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 34547876184     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20617     Document Type: Article

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