Thoracic morphology in Near Eastern Neandertals and early modern humans compared with recent modern humans from high and low altitudes

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 287-295

  Weinstein, Karen J ^a  

^a DICKINSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Climatic adaptation; High altitude adaptation; Neandertal; Ribs; Shanidar; Skh l; Tab n; Thorax

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ADAPTATION; FOSSIL; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; HUMAN EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; NEANDERTHAL; SKELETON;

ARBIL; ASIA; EURASIA; HAIFA [ISRAEL]; IRAQ; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; MOUNT CARMEL; SHANIDAR CAVE; SKHUL CAVE; TABUN CAVE;

STERNA;

EID: 38949180392     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2007.08.010     Document Type: Article

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