A geometric morphometric approach to the quantification of population variation in sub-saharan african crania

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-35

  Franklin, Daniel ^a   Cardini, Andrea ^b,c   Oxnard, Charles E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRANIA;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SKULL;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANIMALS; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SKULL;

EID: 75349108639     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20908     Document Type: Article

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