Affinities of the Swartkrans early Homo mandibles

HOMO- Journal of Comparative Human Biology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-147

  Curnoe, Darren ^a  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; HISTORY; HOMINID; HUMAN; MANDIBLE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; FOSSILS; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 42249091039     PISSN: 0018442X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchb.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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