Controversies over the evolutionary role of paranasal sinus pneumatization in humans and neanderthals as an adaptation to extreme cold

In this paper, we examine a case of scientific controversy over the evolving role of the paranasal sinuses, comparing Neanderthals and humans by analyzing two rival hypotheses. The first hypothesis states that the paranasal sinuses do not represent an adaptation to extreme cold, while the second cla...

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Autores principales: Dressino, Vicente, Lamas, Susana Gisela
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2014
Materias:
Antropología
Scientific controversy
Paranasal sinuses
Neanderthals
Humans
Complex systems
Modularity
Controversial spaces
Methodologies
Evolutionary explanations
Philosophy of biology
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/111148
http://www.ludus-vitalis.org/ojs/index.php/ludus/article/view/25
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SEDICI (UNLP) de Universidad Nacional de La Plata

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