The accuracy of sex determinations based on visual assessments of the mental eminence,
orbital margin, glabellar area, nuchal area, and mastoid process was tested on a series of …

In this review, we discuss the effect of increased and decreased loading and nutrition
deficiency on muscle and bone mass and strength (and bone length and architecture) …

Environmental temperature can have a surprising impact on extremity growth in
homeotherms, but the underlying mechanisms have remained elusive for over a century …

Abstract The Argentine Center‐West was the southernmost portion of the Andes where
domestication of plants and animals evolved. Populations located in the southern portion of …

Early maternal exposure to a high-fat diet (HFD) may influence the brain development of rat
offspring and consequently affect physiology and behavior. Thus, in the present study, we …

Objectives Regional differences in modern human facial features are present at birth, and
ontogenetic allometry contributes to variation in adults. However, details regarding …

Mortuary contexts in geographical and chronological settings such as islands are key to
investigating human migration pathways, population replacements, diet, health …

The maternal exposure to high fat diet (HFD) during pregnancy and breastfeeding have
been considered an important inducer of alterations in offspring normal programming, both …

Geometric morphometrics is a powerful tool for the study of morphological variation that
possesses numerous advantages over the more traditional approach based on linear …

One of the most important purposes of anthropological studies of human skeletons protocol
is the determination of sex. Some skulls may be wrongly classified due to systemic …