Characterization of biological diversity through analysis of discrete cranial traits

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 241-251

  Hanihara, Tsunehiko ^a   Ishida, Hajime ^b   Dodo, Yukio ^c  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Geographical variation; Interpopulation relationships; Modern human origins; Nonmetric cranial traits

Indexed keywords

DNA;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIAN; AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOMETRY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC ISOLATION BY DISTANCE; GENETIC MARKER; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MANDIBLE; POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKULL; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; CEPHALOMETRY; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0038797823     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.10233     Document Type: Article

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