Abstract:
:The Fontéchevade pi calotte is analyzed by principal coordinates on the basis of 12 measurements. It most closely resembles Classic Neandertals and the Steinheim cranium in shape, showing no special similarity to modern man.
journal_name
Am J Phys Anthropoljournal_title
American journal of physical anthropologyauthors
Corruccini RSdoi
10.1002/ajpa.1330420113subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1975-01-01 00:00:00pages
95-7issue
1eissn
0002-9483issn
1096-8644journal_volume
42pub_type
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journal_title:American journal of physical anthropology
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journal_title:American journal of physical anthropology
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journal_title:American journal of physical anthropology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ajpa.21230
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journal_title:American journal of physical anthropology
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更新日期:2006-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of physical anthropology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:American journal of physical anthropology
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journal_title:American journal of physical anthropology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1975-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Callitrichids use their tongue in various social, ecological, and hygienic contexts. Using a noninvasive measuring device, we obtained data on the operational tongue length (OTL) in seven species from the family Callitrichidae. OTL (defined as the maximum tongue extension into the device) varied significantly between ...
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journal_title:American journal of physical anthropology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ajpa.1330820106
更新日期:1990-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of physical anthropology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:American journal of physical anthropology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ajpa.20984
更新日期:2009-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of physical anthropology
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journal_title:American journal of physical anthropology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of physical anthropology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ajpa.10086
更新日期:2002-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Life history theory predicts a trade-off between immunostimulation and growth. Using a cross-sectional study design, this study aims to test the hypothesis that C-reactive protein (CRP) is negatively associated with height-for-age z-scores (HAZ scores) and BMI-for-age z-scores (BAZ scores) among 6- to 19-year olds (N ...
journal_title:American journal of physical anthropology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ajpa.22470
更新日期:2014-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Vertical clinging and climbing have been integral to hypotheses about primate origins, yet little is known about how an animal with nails instead of claws resists gravity while on large, vertical, and cylindrical substrates. Here we test models of how force is applied to maintain posture, predicting (1) the ...
journal_title:American journal of physical anthropology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2015-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of physical anthropology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2017-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of physical anthropology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1997-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of physical anthropology
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更新日期:2020-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of physical anthropology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ajpa.1330580414
更新日期:1982-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Genealogical and gene marker data from the closely related species Macaca mulatta and Macaca fascicularis have been used to search for linkage between genes coding for the blood proteins albumin, carbonic anhydrase 1 and 2, diaphorase 1 and 2, group-specific component, glucose phosphate isomerase, hemoglobin alpha cha...
journal_title:American journal of physical anthropology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1985-11-01 00:00:00