Human evolution and cognition

Theory in Biosciences

Volumn 129, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 193-201

  Tattersall, Ian ^a  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergence; Evolutionary pattern; Exaptation; Innovation; Intelligence; Symbolic cognition; Technological evolution

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASIA; BRAIN; COGNITION; EUROPE; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; HOMINID; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MIGRATION; SYMBOLISM; TOOL USE;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; ASIA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BRAIN; COGNITION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EUROPE; FOSSILS; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; SYMBOLISM; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR;

HOMINIDAE; HOMO SAPIENS;

EID: 77956885603     PISSN: 14317613     EISSN: 16117530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12064-010-0093-9     Document Type: Article

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