The interaction of neutral evolutionary processes with climatically-driven adaptive changes in the 3D shape of the human os coxae

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 64-74

  Betti, Lia ^a   von Cramon Taubadel, Noreen ^b   Manica, Andrea ^a   Lycett, Stephen J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Neutral variation; Pelvis; Selection

Indexed keywords

BONE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE EFFECT; FOSSIL; HOMINID; HUMAN EVOLUTION; SELECTION; SHAPE; SIZE;

ADAPTATION; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; CLIMATE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC DRIFT; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRATION; PELVIC GIRDLE;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CLIMATE; FEMALE; GENETIC DRIFT; HUMAN MIGRATION; HUMANS; MALE; PELVIC BONES;

EID: 84905754659     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2014.02.021     Document Type: Article

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