Introduction
Materials
Methods
Preparation of craniofacial and limb bone
data
Preparation of environmental data
Multivariate Statistical analysis
Methods of calculation
Results
Limits of among-group variation in each measurement
Positions of sample means in within-group
multivariate distributions
Selection of samples for among-group
multivariate analyses
Among-group covariations of craniofacial,
limb bone, and environmental variables
Among-group covariations of craniofacial and
environmental variables
Path analysis of craniofacial measurements
and environmental variables
Discussion
Unimodal distribution of sample means and the
limits of among-group variation
Comparison to within-group multivariate
distributions
General size factor and regularity in among-group variations
Deviated distributions of environmental
variables
Environmental influence on the craniofacial
morphology
Causes of brachycephalization
Unknown factors influencing the craniofacial
morphology
Summary
and Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Literature
Cited
Appendices
INTRODUCTION
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