Gracilization of the modern human skeleton

American Scientist

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 508-514

  Ruff, Christopher B ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; HUMAN EVOLUTION; SKELETON;

HOMO SAPIENS;

EID: 33750948783     PISSN: 00030996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1511/2006.62.1007     Document Type: Article

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