Hemispheric difference in human skin color

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 449-457

  Relethford, John H ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Natural selection; Skin color; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MALE; NATURAL SELECTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN COLOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CLIMATE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEX FACTORS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0031439916     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199712)104:4<449::AID-AJPA2>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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