The evolution of modern human behavior in East Asia: Current perspectives

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 247-260

  Norton, Christopher J ^a   Jin, Jennie J H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral evolution; East Asia; Late Pleistocene

Indexed keywords

EID: 76949097638     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: 15206505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/evan.20235     Document Type: Article

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