An assessment of postcranial indices, ratios, and body mass versus eco ‐geographical variables of prehistoric Jomon, Yayoi agriculturalists, and Kumejima Islanders of Japan

ConclusionsThe complex interaction of evolutionary forces and development/nutritional constraints are implicated in the mismatch of limb and body proportions.

Source: American Journal of Human Biology - May 10, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: Noriko Seguchi, Conrad B. Quintyn, Shiori Yonemoto, Hirofumi Takamuku Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research