Climatic influences on the evolution of early Homo?

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 78, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 365-388

  Antón, Susan C ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; China; Homo erectus; Homo ergaster; Homo habilis; Homo rudolfensis; Indonesia; Scaling

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; CLIMATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; HISTORY; HOMINID; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CLIMATE; EVOLUTION; FOSSILS; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; PALEONTOLOGY;

HOMO ERECTUS; HOMO ERGASTER; HOMO HABILIS; HOMO RUDOLFENSIS;

EID: 34548685409     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000105150     Document Type: Conference Paper

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