The evolution of hominin ontogenies

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 441-452

  Zollikofer, Christoph P E ^a   Ponce de León, Marcia S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Development; Evolution; Growth; Hominins; Paleoanthropology

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN GROWTH; EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FOSSIL; HUMAN; LIFE HISTORY; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PALEOANTHROPOLOGY; REVIEW; SPECIES EXTINCTION;

EID: 77950594608     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2009.10.012     Document Type: Review

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