Geostatistics and spatial analysis in biological anthropology

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-10

  Relethford, John H ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometrics; Contour maps; Ireland; Kriging

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IRELAND; POPULATION RESEARCH; ANTHROPOMETRY; DEMOGRAPHY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; TOPOGRAPHY;

ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; ANTHROPOMETRY; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL;

EID: 42149150454     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20789     Document Type: Article

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