Inferential assessment of the MI index of sexual dimorphism: A comparative study with some other sexual dimorphism measures

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 505-522

  Ipiña, Santiago L ^a   Durand, Ana I ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CEPHALOMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; POPULATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CEPHALOMETRY; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POPULATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 1542652948     PISSN: 00928240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bulm.2003.09.003     Document Type: Article

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