The size variation and related implications of mandibles in northern China in the past 7000 years

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 387-394

  Li, Hai Jun ^a,b   Zhang, Quan Chao ^c   Zhu, Hong ^c  

^a MINZU UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese mandibles; Holocene; morphology microevolution

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856226983     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-011-4808-1     Document Type: Article

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