Human head hair is not fur

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 89-

  Neufeld, Arthur H ^a   Conroy, Glenn C ^b  

^a Department of Ophthalmology ^*  (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 3042854200     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/evan.20011     Document Type: Short Survey

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