Principal components analysis of distal humeral shape in pliocene to recent African hominids: The contribution of geometric morphometrics

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 479-487

  Bacon, Anne Marie ^a,b  

^a Dynamique de l'Evolution Humaine   (France)

^b l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

Author keywords

Australopithecus; Geometric morphometrics; Humerus; Landmarks; Principal components analysis

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; FOSSIL; GEOMETRY; HOMINID; HUMAN; HUMERUS; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034029153     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8644(200004)111:4<479::aid-ajpa4>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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