Common features of sexual dimorphism in the cranial airways of different human populations

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 414-422

  Bastir, Markus ^a   Godoy, Paula ^b   Rosas, Antonio ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

cranial airways; geometric morphometrics; human craniofacial variation; respiratory apparatus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HOMINID; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; CEPHALOMETRY; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; FOSSILS; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SKULL;

EID: 80054119001     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21596     Document Type: Article

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