Yawning: An evolutionary perspective

Human Evolution

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 191-198

  Smith, E O ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex reflex; Gaping; Proximate causation; Ultimate causation; Yawning

Indexed keywords

EID: 17044390846     PISSN: 03939375     EISSN: 1824310X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02440156     Document Type: Article

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