What can variation in stature reveal about environmental differences between prehistoric Jomon foragers? Understanding the impact of systemic stress on developmental stability

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 431-439

  Temple, Daniel H ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIET; ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HUMAN; INFECTION; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PERIODICITY; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PLANT; POPULATION DENSITY; PREHISTORIC PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT STATURE; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; DENTAL ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PALEODONTOLOGY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 48049100564     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20756     Document Type: Article

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