Primates and the evolution of long, slow life histories

Current Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 18, 2011, Pages

  Jones, James Holland ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; BRAIN; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY SIZE; BRAIN; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; ORGAN SIZE; PRIMATES; REPRODUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

PRIMATES;

EID: 80053316413     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.08.025     Document Type: Review

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