title: The pelvis as a passageway. II. The modern human pelvis.
abstract: Following on from part I on evolution and adaptations of the pelvis, this paper suggests that variations in the shape and size of both ancient and modern human pelves may be better explained by nutritional factors than by hormonal influences or race.
mesh_terms: D001827:Body Height; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D010387:Pelvimetry; D011247:Pregnancy; D012923:Social Class