Environmental change and hominin exploitation of C4-based resources in wetland/savanna mosaics

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 77, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-16

  Stewart, Kathlyn M ^a  

^a CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate change; Diet; Encephalization; Paleoenvironment; Plio Pleistocene Africa

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EXPLOITATION; HOMINID; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE BOUNDARY; SAVANNA; WETLAND;

AFRICA;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS; CAREX; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; PARANTHROPUS; PARANTHROPUS BOISEI; POACEAE; VERTEBRATA;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANIMAL; CAVE; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; GRASSLAND; HOMINID; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; WETLAND;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CAVES; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FOSSILS; GRASSLAND; HOMINIDAE; PALEONTOLOGY; PLANTS; WETLANDS;

EID: 84920559894     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2014.10.003     Document Type: Article

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