Heredity, environment, and cranial form: A reanalysis of Boas's immigrant data

American Anthropologist

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 125-138

  Gravlee, Clarence C ^a   Bernard, H Russell ^b   Leonard, William R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cranial form; Environment; Franz Boas; Heredity; Immigrant study

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037349421     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/aa.2003.105.1.125     Document Type: Review

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