Asymmetry in East African skulls
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8320883 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Narindar Gundara (Makerere University), Srboljub Zivanovic (Makerere University) |
| Year | 1968 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 331-337 |
| Publication date | 1968-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.1330280319 |
| PMID | 5675896 |
| OpenAlex | W2009292947 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 6 |
Skulls from 297 East Africans were examined in relation to their symmetry; 98% were found to be asymmetrical. The most common types of asymmetry were right fronto‐petalia, left parieto‐petalia, and left occipito‐petalia (21.2%). No significant differences were found among the East African populations. Sixteen per cent of the skulls had wormian bones, all of which were found in asymmetrical skulls. The problem of asymmetry of skulls is discussed and the literature on the subject reviewed
Asymmetry · Biology · Evolutionary biology · Fluctuating asymmetry · Anatomy · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Medicine · Morphological variations and asymmetry · Orthodontics · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1973 - 2007 (35) |
| Highly cited | No |