Mojokerto revisited: Evidence for an intermediate pattern of brain growth in homo erectus

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 156-161

  O'Connell, Caitlin A ^a   DeSilva, Jeremy M ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood; Development; Endocranial volume; Hominin; Language; Ontogeny

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CRANIUM; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GROWTH; HOMINID; ONTOGENY;

EAST JAVA; INDONESIA; MOJOKERTO;

CRANIA; HOMO ERECTUS; PAN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHILDHOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPMENT; ENDOCRANIAL VOLUME; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOMINID; HOMININ; HUMAN; INDONESIA; LANGUAGE; ONTOGENY; PAN TROGLODYTES; SKULL;

CHILDHOOD; DEVELOPMENT; ENDOCRANIAL VOLUME; HOMININ; LANGUAGE; ONTOGENY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BRAIN; FOSSILS; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; INDONESIA; PAN TROGLODYTES; SKULL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84881609164     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2013.04.007     Document Type: Article

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