Variability in facial size and shape among north and east african human populations

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-56

  Bruner, Emiliano ^a,b   Manzi, Giorgio ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Ist Italiano di Paleontologia Umana   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cranial variation; Facial morphology; Modern human populations; North Africa

Indexed keywords

MORPHOMETRY;

PROCRUSTES;

EID: 2142694468     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000409356550     Document Type: Article

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