How we got here: Evolutionary changes in skull shape in humans & their ancestors

American Biology Teacher

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 106-110

  Price, Rebecca M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ardipithecus ramidus; Chimpanzee; Development; Heterochrony; Human evolution; Hypothesis testing; Macroevolution

Indexed keywords

ARDIPITHECUS RAMIDUS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFARENSIS; HOMO ERECTUS; HOMO SAPIENS; PAN;

EID: 84856615931     PISSN: 00027685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/abt.2012.74.2.8     Document Type: Article

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