The original econiche of the genus Homo: Open plain or waterside?

Ecology Research Progress

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 155-186

  Verhaegen, Marc ^a   Munro, Stephen ^b   Vaneechoutte, Mario ^c   Bender Oser, Nicole ^d   Bender, Renato ^e  

^a Study Center for Anthropology   (Belgium)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^e Clinic Selhofen   (Switzerland)

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