Allometry and apparent paradoxes in human limb proportions: Implications for scaling factors

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 382-391

  Auerbach, Benjamin M ^a   Sylvester, Adam D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

brachial and crural index; geometric mean; relative limb length; stature

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; BONE STRUCTURE; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; LIMB; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORPHOLOGY;

ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY SIZE; BONE AND BONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; SOMATOTYPES;

EID: 79951477556     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21418     Document Type: Article

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