Human uniqueness: A general theory

Quarterly Review of Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 133-169

  Bingham, Paul M ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; ANIMALIA; DARWINIA; HOMINIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032829161     PISSN: 00335770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/393069     Document Type: Review

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