Craniometric variation in Southeast Asia and neighboring regions: A multivariate analysis of cranial measurements

Human Evolution

Volumn 23, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 49-86

  Pietrusewsky, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Cranial measurements; East Asia; Multivariate analysis; Pacific; Southeast Asia

Indexed keywords

CRANIA;

EID: 84867747014     PISSN: 03939375     EISSN: 1824310X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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