Body size and shape: Climatic and nutritional influences on human body morphology

Human Evolutionary Biology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 157-169

  Leonard, William R ^a   Katzmarzyk, Peter T ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84886672661     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511781193.014     Document Type: Chapter

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