The macroevolution of our Ancient lineage: What we know (or think we know) about early hominin diversity

Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 72-85

  Ackermann, Rebecca Rogers ^a   Smith, Richard J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiation; Australopith; Hominin evolution; Interspecific and intraspecific variation; Species recognition

Indexed keywords

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EID: 59949088197     PISSN: 00713260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11692-007-9002-7     Document Type: Article

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