More on the Liang Bua finds and modern human cretins

HOMO- Journal of Comparative Human Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 407-412

  Oxnard, Charles ^a   Obendorf, Peter J ^b   Kefford, Ben J ^c   Dennison, John ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; HISTORY; HOMINID; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; SKULL;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; FOSSILS; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; SKULL;

EID: 84869867457     PISSN: 0018442X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchb.2012.09.005     Document Type: Article

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