Recent studies of dental development in Neandertals: Implications for Neandertal life histories

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-20

  Guatelli Steinberg, Debbie ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Life history; Neandertals; Teeth

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649245957     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/evan.20190     Document Type: Article

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