Search Results - "Franciscus, Robert G."

Craniofacial Feminization, Social Tolerance, and the Origins of Behavioral Modernity by Cieri, Robert L., Churchill, Steven E., Franciscus, Robert G., Tan, Jingzhi, Hare, Brian

“…The past 200,000 years of human cultural evolution have witnessed the persistent establishment of behaviors involving innovation, planning depth, and abstract…”
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Development of the mandibular curve of spee and maxillary compensating curve: A finite element model by Marshall, Steven D, Kruger, Karen, Franciscus, Robert G, Southard, Thomas E

“…The curved planes of the human dentition seen in the sagittal view, the mandibular curve of Spee and the maxillary compensating curve, have clinical importance…”
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When Did the Modern Human Pattern of Childbirth Arise? New Insights from an Old Neandertal Pelvis by Franciscus, Robert G.

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The paradox of a wide nasal aperture in cold-adapted Neandertals: a causal assessment by Holton, Nathan E., Franciscus, Robert G.

“…Neandertals have been characterized as possessing features indicative of cold-climate adaptation largely based on ecogeographical morphological patterning…”
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Climatic adaptation and Neandertal facial evolution: A comment on Rae et al. (2011) by Holton, Nathan E., Yokley, Todd R., Franciscus, Robert G.

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Kebara 2: new insights regarding the most complete Neandertal thorax by Gómez-Olivencia, Asier, Eaves-Johnson, K. Lindsay, Franciscus, Robert G., Carretero, José Miguel, Arsuaga, Juan Luis

“…In this study, we present a new analysis of the costal skeleton of the Kebara 2 Neandertal that challenges the original description of the fossil remains. In…”
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New 1.5 million-year-old Homo erectus maxilla from Sangiran (Central Java, Indonesia) by Zaim, Yahdi, Ciochon, Russell L., Polanski, Joshua M., Grine, Frederick E., Bettis, E. Arthur, Rizal, Yan, Franciscus, Robert G., Larick, Roy R., Heizler, Matthew, Aswan, Eaves, K. Lindsay, Marsh, Hannah E.

“…Sangiran (Solo Basin, Central Java, Indonesia) is the singular Homo erectus fossil locale for Early Pleistocene Southeast Asia. Sangiran is the source for more…”
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Morphometric identification of bovid metapodials to genus and implications for taxon-free habitat reconstruction by Klein, Richard G., Franciscus, Robert G., Steele, Teresa E.

“…Principal Components Analysis (PCA) of measurements on twelve metacarpal and ten metatarsal dimensions indicates that metapodials differ much more in size than…”
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Allometric scaling of infraorbital surface topography in Homo by Maddux, Scott D., Franciscus, Robert G.

“…Infraorbital morphology is often included in phylogenetic and functional analyses of Homo. The inclusion of distinct infraorbital configurations, such as the…”
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Peştera cu Oase 2 and the cranial morphology of early modern Europeans by Rougier, Hélène, Milota, Ştefan, Rodrigo, Ricardo, Gherase, Mircea, Sarcina, Laurenţiu, Moldovan, Oana, Zilhão, João, Constantin, Silviu, Franciscus, Robert G, Zollikofer, Christoph P.E, Ponce de León, Marcia, Trinkaus, Erik

“…Between 2003 and 2005, the Peştera cu Oase, Romania yielded a largely complete early modern human cranium, Oase 2, scattered on the surface of a Late…”
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Body size and its consequences: Allometry and the lower limb length of Liang Bua 1 ( Homo floresiensis) by Holliday, Trenton W., Franciscus, Robert G.

“…Bivariate femoral length allometry in recent humans, Pan, and Gorilla is investigated with special reference to the diminutive Liang Bua (LB) 1 specimen (the…”
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The costal skeleton of Shanidar 3 and a reappraisal of Neandertal thoracic morphology by Franciscus, Robert G., Churchill, Steven E.

“…For over a century, Neandertal rib remains have engendered frequent discussions of “barrel-shaped” thoraces, largely in the absence of systematic comparison…”
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The functional brain networks that underlie Early Stone Age tool manufacture by Putt, Shelby S., Wijeakumar, Sobanawartiny, Franciscus, Robert G., Spencer, John P.

“…After 800,000 years of making simple Oldowan tools, early humans began manufacturing Acheulian handaxes around 1.75 million years ago. This advance is…”
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Ecogeographic variation across morphofunctional units of the human nose by Maddux, Scott D., Butaric, Lauren N., Yokley, Todd R., Franciscus, Robert G.

“…Objectives Although the internal nose is overwhelmingly responsible for heat and moisture exchange during respiration, external nasal morphology is more…”
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Nasal Septal and Premaxillary Developmental Integration: Implications for Facial Reduction in Homo by Holton, Nathan E., Franciscus, Robert G., Marshall, Steven D., Southard, Thomas E., Nieves, Mary Ann

“…The influence of the chondrocranium in craniofacial development and its role in the reduction of facial size and projection in the genus Homo is incompletely…”
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Climatic adaptation in human inferior nasal turbinate morphology: Evidence from Arctic and equatorial populations by Marks, Tarah N., Maddux, Scott D., Butaric, Lauren N., Franciscus, Robert G.

“…Objectives The nasal turbinates directly influence the overall size, shape, and surface area of the nasal passages, and thus contribute to intranasal heat and…”
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Absolute humidity and the human nose: A reanalysis of climate zones and their influence on nasal form and function by Maddux, Scott D., Yokley, Todd R., Svoma, Bohumil M., Franciscus, Robert G.

“…Objectives Investigations into the selective role of climate on human nasal variation commonly divide climates into four broad adaptive zones (hot‐dry,…”
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Cervical vertebrae maturation method morphologic criteria: Poor reproducibility by Nestman, Trenton S, Marshall, Steven D, Qian, Fang, Holton, Nathan, Franciscus, Robert G, Southard, Thomas E

“…Introduction The cervical vertebrae maturation (CVM) method has been advocated as a predictor of peak mandibular growth. A careful review of the literature…”
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Neandertal Nasal Structures and Upper Respiratory Tract "Specialization" by Franciscus, Robert G.

“…Schwartz and Tattersall [Schwartz, J. H. & Tattersall, I. (1996) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 93, 10852-10854] have argued for a previously unrecognized suite of…”
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Cervical vertebrae maturation method: Poor reproducibility by Gabriel, Daniel B, Southard, Karin A, Qian, Fang, Marshall, Steven D, Franciscus, Robert G, Southard, Thomas E

“…Introduction The cervical vertebrae maturation (CVM) method has been advocated as a predictor of peak mandibular growth. This method relies on the clinician's…”
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