Hominin interbreeding and language evolution: Fine-tuning the details

Journal of Anthropological Sciences

Volumn 91, Issue , 2013, Pages 277-290

  Benítez Burraco, Antonio ^a   Barceló Coblijn, Lluís ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOMINID; HUMAN; LANGUAGE;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BREEDING; FOSSILS; GENETIC VARIATION; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE;

EID: 84897663576     PISSN: 18274765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4436/JASS.91020     Document Type: Article

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