Using phylogenetically based comparative methods in anthropology: More questions than answers

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 99-111

  Borgerhoff Mulder, Monique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Anthropology; Comparative methods; Phylogenies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035650299     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/evan.1020     Document Type: Article

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