The evolution of human life expectancy and intelligence in hunter-gatherer economies

American Economic Review

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 150-169

  Robson, Arthur J ^a,b   Kaplan, Hillard S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BRAIN; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; HOMINID; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; LIFE EXPECTANCY; ORGAN SIZE; PRIMATE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BRAIN; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; LIFE EXPECTANCY; ORGAN SIZE; PRIMATES; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0043065586     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282803321455205     Document Type: Review

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