Does Climate or Mobility Explain the Differences in Body Proportions Between Neandertals and Their Upper Paleolithic Successors?

2005/12/16 by Timothy D. Weaver, Karen Steudel‐Numbers, Karen Steudel-Numbers · 1 citation
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Social Sciences · #Evolution and Paleontology Studies #Geology and Paleoclimatology Research #Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

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Abstract

Author: Weaver, Timothy D. et al.; Genre: Journal Article; Issued: 2005; Keywords: Energetics ; Europe ; Locomotion ; Paleoanthropology ; Selection. ; Modern human origins ; Lower-limb length ; Postcranial robusticity ; Mesolithic europe ; Cold adaptation ; Bergmanns rule ; Evolution ; Humans ; Size ; Hominins.; Title: Does climate or mobility explain the differences in body proportions between neandertals and their upper paleolithic successors?

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