Evolutionary Archeology: Current Status and Future Prospects

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 26-36

  O'Brien, Michael J ^a   Lee Lyman, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral ecology; Evolutionary archeology; Phenotypic plasticity; Selection; Transmission; Units

Indexed keywords

DARWINIA;

EID: 0141942242     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/evan.10007     Document Type: Article

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