Using distance matrices to choose between competing theories and an application to the origin of modern humans

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 501-522

  Sokal, Robert R ^a   Oden, Neal L ^b   Walker, Jeff ^c   Waddle, Diane M ^d  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMMES CORPORATION   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Immunology and Pathology   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Cranial data; Mantel tests; Regional continuity; Single African origin; Three matrix methods

Indexed keywords

CRANIA; HOMINIDAE; PRIMATES;

CRANIAL MORPHOLOGY; EVOLUTION; HOMINID;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EVOLUTION; GENE FREQUENCY; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICS; PHYLOGENY; PROBABILITY; TIME;

DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EVOLUTION; GENE FREQUENCY; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; PROBABILITY; TIME;

EID: 0031160919     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1996.0126     Document Type: Article

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