Infant and child death in the human environment of evolutionary adaptation

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 182-192

  Volk, Anthony A ^a   Atkinson, Jeremy A ^b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Child mortality; Environment of evolutionary adaptedness; Human evolution; Infant mortality

Indexed keywords

CERCOPITHECIDAE; PAN; PAN PANISCUS; PONGO PYGMAEUS;

EID: 84876330254     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2012.11.007     Document Type: Article

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