Allometry, merism, and tooth shape of the upper deciduous M2 and permanent M1

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 104-114

  Bailey, Shara E ^a,b   Benazzi, Stefano ^b   Hublin, Jean Jacques ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

allometry; deciduous molar; geometric morphometrics; H. neanderthalensis; Homo sapiens; metameric variation; outline shape

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; HOMO NEANDERTHALENSIS; HUMAN; MOLAR TOOTH; PALEOLITHIC; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; TOOTH SHAPE; TOOTH SIZE;

ALLOMETRY; DECIDUOUS MOLAR; GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRICS; H. NEANDERTHALENSIS; HOMO SAPIENS; METAMERIC VARIATION; OUTLINE SHAPE;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; HUMANS; MOLAR; NEANDERTHALS; ODONTOMETRY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 84898043957     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22477     Document Type: Article

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