Testing the taxonomic integrity of Paranthropus boisei sensu stricto

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 167-178

  Silverman, Nicole ^a   Richmond, Brian ^a,b   Wood, Bernard ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bootstrapping; Intraspecific variation; Mandible; Paranthropus boisei

Indexed keywords

APE; ARTICLE; CHIMPANZEE; FOSSIL; GENETIC DISTANCE; GEOLOGY; GORILLA; HOMINID; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; ANTHROPOMETRY; CLASSIFICATION; FOSSILS; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; MANDIBLE;

EID: 0035011975     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.1066     Document Type: Article

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