Ontogeny of robusticity of craniofacial traits in modern humans: A study of South American populations

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 367-379

  Gonzalez, Paula N ^a   Perez, S Ivan ^a   Bernal, Valeria ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Craniofacial variation; Geometric morphometrics; Growth; Human populations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; FEMALE; FOSSIL; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; ONTOGENY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SKULL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 77953497147     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21231     Document Type: Article

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