Metric dental diversity of Ryukyu Islanders: A comparative study among Ryukyu and other Asian populations

Anthropological Science

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 119-131

  Toma, Takashi ^a   Hanihara, Tsunehiko ^b   Sunakawa, Hajime ^a   Haneji, Kuniaki ^a   Ishida, Hajime ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ishigaki; Metric dental traits; Miyako; Population diversity; Ryukyuan

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548454614     PISSN: 09187960     EISSN: 13488570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1537/ase.061219     Document Type: Article

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