Latitudinal patterns in human stature and sexual stature dimorphism

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 74-87

  Gustafsson, Anders ^a   Lindenfors, Patrik ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dimorphism; Latitude; Phylogenetic comparative methods; Stature

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIMORPHISM; HEIGHT; LATITUDE; PHYLOGENETICS;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CLIMATE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CLIMATE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; PHYLOGENY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 57649179679     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460802570576     Document Type: Article

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