Lavelle C L
Am J Phys Anthropol. 1977 May;46(3):423-5. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.1330460307.
Canonical correlations between tooth and long bone dimensions showed a greater correlation for Anglo-Saxons and apes than for Nineteenth Century Londoners, i.e., coefficients of 0.75 for gorilla, 0.72 for chimpanzee, 0.69 for orang-utans, 0.74 for Anglo-Saxons, but 0.53 for Nineteenth Century Londoners. Although based upon limited sample sizes and limited metrical profiles of teeth and long bones, the data support the thesis that modern Europeans are under reduced selection pressure to maintain tooth size compared with apes or ancient man.
牙齿与长骨尺寸之间的典型相关性表明，盎格鲁 - 撒克逊人与猿类之间的相关性比19世纪伦敦人更高，即大猩猩的系数为0.75，黑猩猩为0.72，猩猩为0.69，盎格鲁 - 撒克逊人为0.74，但19世纪伦敦人为0.53。尽管基于有限的样本量以及牙齿和长骨有限的测量特征，但这些数据支持了这样一种观点，即与猿类或古代人类相比，现代欧洲人在维持牙齿大小方面所面临的选择压力有所降低。
