Human size evolution: No evolutionary allometric relationship between male and female stature

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 253-266

  Gustafsson, Anders ^a   Lindenfors, Patrik ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Cross cultural research; Height; Phylogenetic signal; Rensch's rule; Sexual dimorphism; Stature

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; PHYLOGENETICS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 8844232807     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2004.07.004     Document Type: Article

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