Hominins are a single lineage: Brain and body size variability does not reflect postulated taxonomic diversity of hominins

HOMO- Journal of Comparative Human Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 21-37

  Henneberg, M ^a   De Miguel, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN SIZE; FOSSIL; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; SKULL; TAXONOMY; TIME;

EID: 12344254050     PISSN: 0018442X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchb.2004.03.001     Document Type: Article

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