Comparative context of Plio-Pleistocene hominin brain evolution

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-27

  Elton, Sarah ^a   Bishop, Laura C ^b   Wood, Bernard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Cercopithecoid; Hominin; Plio Pleistocene; Trends

Indexed keywords

CRANIUM; EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY;

CERCOPITHECOIDEA; HOMO; HOMO SAPIENS; PARANTHROPUS; PARANTHROPUS BOISEI; PRIMATES; THEROPITHECUS;

EID: 0034927528     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.2001.0475     Document Type: Article

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