Applying evolutionary anthropology

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 3-14

  Gibson, Mhairi A ^a   Lawson, David W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Applied anthropology; Behavioral ecology; Cultural evolution; Development intervention. human behavior; Human evolution; Public health; Social policy

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BIRTH RATE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIRTH RATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84922662807     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: 15206505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/evan.21432     Document Type: Article

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