Metric dental variation of major human populations

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 287-298

  Hanihara, Tsunehiko ^a   Ishida, Hajime ^b  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Geographic variation; Interpopulation relationships; Odontometrics; Phenotypic diversity

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CRANIOMETRY; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; ODONTOMETRY; PACIFIC ISLANDER; POPULATION SIZE; TOOTH; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH SIZE;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; AUSTRALIA; DENTITION; EUROPE; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MELANESIA; MICRONESIA; NORTH AMERICA; PALEODONTOLOGY; POPULATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TOOTH CROWN;

EID: 26044457024     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20080     Document Type: Article

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