Sexual dimorphism and discriminant function sexing in indigenous South African crania

HOMO- Journal of Comparative Human Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 213-228

  Franklin, D ^a   Freedman, L ^a   Milne, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; CRANIOMETRY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FACIAL BONE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SKULL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 13844267482     PISSN: 0018442X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchb.2004.08.001     Document Type: Article

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