A geometric morphometric study into the sexual dimorphism of the human scapula

HOMO- Journal of Comparative Human Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 253-270

  Scholtz, Y ^a   Steyn, M ^a   Pretorius, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; SCAPULA; SEX DETERMINATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SCAPULA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77955586325     PISSN: 0018442X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchb.2010.01.048     Document Type: Article

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