Ecogeographic variation in human nasal passages

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-22

  Yokley, Todd R ^a  

^a TOURO UNIVERSITY NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate; Nose

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ECOLOGY; ETHMOID BONE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXHALATION; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INHALATION; NOSE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TURBINATES;

EID: 58149486657     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20893     Document Type: Article

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