Analysis of sexual dimorphism of craniofacial traits using geometric morphometric techniques

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 82-91

  Gonzalez, P N ^a   Bernal, V ^a   Perez, S I ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cranial sex; Discriminant analysis; K means clustering; Semilandmarks

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251470148     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.1109     Document Type: Article

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