"Neutral theory" and the dynamics of the evolution of "Modern" human morphology

Human Evolution

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-38

  Loring Brace, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Human morphology; Neutral theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950073325     PISSN: 03939375     EISSN: 1824310X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02438895     Document Type: Article

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