Metric and non-metric randomization methods, geographic variation, and the single-species hypothesis for Asian and African Homo erectus

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 680-701

  Villmoare, Brian ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Metric characters; Non metric characters; Resampling; Species; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

HOMO ERECTUS;

EID: 29244489062     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2005.07.005     Document Type: Article

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