Human skin color diversity is highest in sub-Saharan African populations

Human Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 773-780

  Relethford, J H ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Coefficient of variation; Skin reflectance; Within population diversity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033645986     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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