Univariate estimates of sexual dimorphism: The effects of intrasexual variability

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 501-508

  Marini, Elisabetta ^a   Racugno, Walter ^b   Borgognini Tarli, Silvana M ^c  

^a Cittadella Univ di Monserrato   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dimorphism variations; Methods; Statistical indices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VARIANCE;

BODY CONSTITUTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0032782189     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199908)109:4<501::AID-AJPA6>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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