Craniodental affinities of southeast Asia's "Negritos" and the concordance with their genetic affinities

Human Biology

Volumn 85, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 95-134

  Bulbeck, David ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cranial metrics; Cranial morphology; Dental metrics; Dental morphology; Genetics; Negritos

Indexed keywords

EID: 85026457678     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: 15346617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3378/027.085.0305     Document Type: Article

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