Small-scale environmental fluctuations and their possible effects on cognitive evolution and migration of Homo

Quaternary International

Volumn 204, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 95-97

  Macho, Gabriele A ^a   Leakey, Meave G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HOMINID; HUMAN EVOLUTION; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; PALEOENVIRONMENT;

EID: 67650559616     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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