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The operational meaning of maturity criteria
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The fact that specific radiographic criteria represent different proportions of attained maturity in males and females, in individuals of different geographical origin, in undernourished as opposed to over-nourished subjects ...
Developmental, genetic, and environmental components of aerobic capacity at high altitude
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The aerobic capacity of 268 subjects (158 males and 110 females) was evaluated in La Paz, Bolivia situated at 3,750 m. The sample included 1) 39 high altitude rural natives (all male); 2) 67 high altitude urban natives (32 ...
Rassengeschichte der Menschheit. Asien III: Ostasien. Edited by Ilse Schwidetzky. MÜnchen: R. Oldenbourg Verlag. 1984. 144 pp., figures, tables, plates. DM 98,—(paper)
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No Abstract.
Level of fatness and size attainment
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In a generally low-income group of 4,888 White boys and girls, 740 obese children (above the 85th percentile for the triceps fatfold) stand systematically taller, by 0.64 Z scores, than 840 lean boys and girls (below the ...
Developmental components of resting ventilation among high- and low-altitude Andean children and adults
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This paper evaluates the age-associated changes of resting ventilation of 115 high- and low-altitude Aymara subjects, of whom 61 were from the rural Aymara village of Ventilla situated at an average altitude of 4,200 m and ...
VÉrtesszÖllÖs and the Presapiens theory
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The Presapiens theory, suggesting completely separate lineages leading to Neandertals and to Homo sapiens , has recently received a number of setbacks. However, the discovery of two hominids at VertesszÖllÖs could be ...
The improper use of fossil nomenclature
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Retention of obsolete genera and species, and premature acceptance of provisional genera and species unnecessarily inhibit meaningful communication between students of fossil man.
Sagittal cresting in the South African australopithecines This research was supported by NSF grant GS-33035.
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The evidence for sagittal cresting, and more generally the position of the temporal lines is reviewed in the South African australopithecine sample. The position of the lines is dependent on both the allometric relation ...
Confirmation of the sex difference in continuing subperiosteal apposition
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A major sex difference in the rate of continuing bone expansion was confirmed for 5660 adult subjects of European ancestry. The five-decade gain in metacarpal midshaft area amounted to 8.4% in 3455 females and 2.8% in 2205 ...
Beyond neo-Darwinism. Edited by M.-W. Ho and P.T. Saunders. Orlando, Florida: Academic Press. 1984. xiv + 376 pp., figures, tables, refernces, index. $40.00 (cloth)
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No Abstract.