The evolution of human skin and skin color

Annual Review of Anthropology

Volumn 33, Issue , 2004, Pages 585-623

  Jablonski, Nina G ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Melanin; Pigmentation; Race; Thermoregulation; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

COLOR; RACE; SKIN;

EID: 9144273249     PISSN: 00846570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.anthro.33.070203.143955     Document Type: Article

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