The paradox of a wide nasal aperture in cold-adapted Neandertals: a causal assessment

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 942-951

  Holton, Nathan E ^a   Franciscus, Robert G ^a,b  

^a University of Iowa   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior palate breadth; Climatic adaptation; Facial growth; Nasal breadth

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; NEANDERTHAL; ONTOGENY; PATH ANALYSIS;

EID: 55949117475     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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