A bivariate approach to the widening of the frontal lobes in the genus Homo

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 138-146

  Bruner, Emiliano ^a   Holloway, Ralph L ^b  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN SOBRE LA EVOLUCIÓN HUMANA CENIEH   (Spain)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Anterior cranial fossa; Brain evolution; Broca's caps; Hominids; Paleoneurology

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BRAIN; HOMINID; NEUROLOGY;

HOMINIDAE; HOMO ERECTUS; HOMO SAPIENS;

EID: 74849128507     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2009.10.005     Document Type: Article

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