The evolution of body mass and relative brain size in fossil hominids

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 243-276

  Kappelman, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Australopithecus; Body mass; Brain evolution; Eye orbit; Fossil hominid; Homo; Relative brain size

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALOPITHECUS; BODY MASS; BRAIN SIZE; EVOLUTION; EYE ORBIT; HOMINID; HOMO;

EID: 0029730723     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1996.0021     Document Type: Article

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