Gene-culture coevolution and human diet

American Scientist

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 140-147

  Arjamaa, Olli ^a   Vuorisalo, Timo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COEVOLUTION; DIET; GENE; HOMINID; HUNTER-GATHERER; MIOCENE; PERSISTENCE; SAVANNA; STONE AGE;

AFRICA;

HOMINIDAE; HOMO SAPIENS;

EID: 77950001009     PISSN: 00030996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1511/2010.83.140     Document Type: Article

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