Paleoclimatic variation and brain expansion during human evolution

Human Nature

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-124

  Ash, Jessica ^a   Gallup Jr , Gordon G ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Cranial capacity; Homo; Paleoclimatic variability; Sea surface temperature; Seasonal variability; Variability selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149127000     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-007-9015-z     Document Type: Article

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