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Correcting for the Effect of Orientation in Geometric Morphometric Studies of Side-View Images of Human Heads

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Gharaibeh, W. (2005). Correcting for the Effect of Orientation in Geometric Morphometric Studies of Side-View Images of Human Heads. In: Slice, D.E. (eds) Modern Morphometrics in Physical Anthropology. Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-27614-9_5

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