Evolutionary perspective on human growth

Annual Review of Anthropology

Volumn 28, Issue , 1999, Pages 109-153

  Bogin, Barry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent growth spurt; Evolution; Life history; Mammalian growth; Primate growth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENTS; AGE; ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEMOGRAPHY; GROWTH; JUVENILE; LITERATURE REVIEW; POPULATION; POPULATION AND POPULATION RELATED PHENOMENA; SOCIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENTS; AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOLOGY; BIOLOGY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; GROWTH; LITERATURE REVIEW; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SCIENCES; YOUTH;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOLOGY; BIOLOGY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; GROWTH; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 0033291296     PISSN: 00846570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.anthro.28.1.109     Document Type: Article

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