Bipedalism and climate;Bipédie et climat

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 89-98

  Senut, Brigitte ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Ardipithecus; Bipedalism; Miocene environments; Orrorin tugenensis; Sahelanthropus

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CLIMATOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; GEOLOGY; HISTORY;

BIPEDALISM; FAUNA; FLORA; HOMINID; HUMAN EVOLUTION; MIOCENE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ARDIPITHECUS; HOMINIDAE; ORRORIN TUGENENSIS; SAHELANTHROPUS;

EID: 54249142807     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2005.11.003     Document Type: Article

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