Experimental perspective on fallback foods and dietary adaptations in early hominins

Biology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Scott, Jeremiah E ^a   McAbee, Kevin R ^b   Eastman, Meghan M ^b   Ravosa, Matthew J ^c  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^c University of Notre Dame   (United States)

Author keywords

Australopiths; Masticatory apparatus; Phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANATOMY; DENTITION; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HOMINID; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

EID: 84893821064     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2013.0789     Document Type: Article

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