Statistics of sexual size dimorphism

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 423-458

  Smith, Richard J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative methods; Interspecific allometry; Ratios; Residuals; Sexual size dimorphism

Indexed keywords

SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

ANIMALIA; HOMINIDAE; PRIMATES;

EID: 0033120769     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1998.0281     Document Type: Article

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