Ontogenetic allometry and cranial shape diversification among human populations from South America

Anatomical Record

Volumn 294, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1864-1874

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

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cranial modules; Geometric morphometrics; Growth; Ontogenetic and evolutionary allometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOMETRY; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FACE PROFILE; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NORMAL HUMAN; ONTOGENETIC ALLOMETRY; ONTOGENY; ORGAN SIZE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL; SOUTH AMERICA; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACIAL BONES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SKULL; SOUTH AMERICA; YOUNG ADULT;

CRANIA;

EID: 80054121121     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.21454     Document Type: Article

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