How domesticating fire facilitated the evolution of human cooperation

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 89-99

  Twomey, Terrence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Controlled fire use; Cooperation; Human evolution

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FIRE HISTORY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HUMAN EVOLUTION; PLEISTOCENE;

EID: 84892877678     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: 15728404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-013-9402-2     Document Type: Article

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