The once and future "Apeman": Chimeras, human evolution, and disciplinary coherence

Current Anthropology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 637-652

  Alter, Joseph S ^a   Cassidy, Rebecca ^b   Mullin, Molly ^b   Corbey, Raymond ^c   Marks, Jonathan ^d   Stanford, Craig B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 35348875617     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/520133     Document Type: Review

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