Ecogeographic Patterns of Maxillary Sinus Variation Among Homo sapiens: Environmental Adaptation or Architectural By-product?

Ecogeographic patterns of modern human craniofacial diversity suggest external nasal structures reflect climatic adaptations for respiratory and thermoregulatory functions. Regarding internal structures, the maxillary sinus supposedly varies as a function of the nasal cavity while not contributing i...

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Main Author: Butaric, Lauren Nicole
Other Authors: Athreya, Sheela
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/149579