Niche Construction Theory and Archaeology

Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 303-322

  Laland, Kevin N ^a   O'Brien, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Archaeology; Human evolution; Niche construction; Plant domestication

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049249344     PISSN: 10725369     EISSN: 15737764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10816-010-9096-6     Document Type: Article

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