The effects of body proportions on thermoregulation: an experimental assessment of Allen's rule

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 286-291

  Tilkens, Michael J ^a   Wall Scheffler, Cara ^a   Weaver, Timothy D ^b   Steudel Numbers, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Hominin evolution; Resting metabolic rate

Indexed keywords

BODY SHAPE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE; HOMINID; METABOLISM; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 34548234327     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2007.04.005     Document Type: Article

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