Selective pressures in the human bony pelvis: Decoupling sexual dimorphism in the anterior and posterior spaces

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 428-440

  Brown, Kirsten M ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

biomechanics; bony pelvis; geometric morphometrics; obstetrical dilemma; obstetrics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICAL SELECTIVE PRESSURE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; CHILDBIRTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; OBSTETRICAL SELECTIVE PRESSURE; PELVIC GIRDLE; SELECTIVE PRESSURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANTHROPOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PELVIS; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PELVIC BONES; PELVIS; PREGNANCY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84931957118     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22734     Document Type: Article

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