Mosaic evolution of the basicranium in Homo and its relation to modular development

Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-70

  Bastir, Markus ^a   Rosas, Antonio ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cranial base; Craniofacial biology; Evolvability; Human evolution; Postnatal ontogeny; Prenatal

Indexed keywords

EID: 65549141142     PISSN: 00713260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11692-008-9037-4     Document Type: Article

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