On the tool use behavior of the bonobo-chimpanzee last common ancestor, and the origins of hominine stone tool use

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 910-918

  Haslam, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demography; Genetics; Pan paniscus; Pan troglodytes; Primate archaeology

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PAN; PAN PANISCUS; PAN TROGLODYTES; PRIMATES;

ANIMAL; GENETICS; HOMINID; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PAN PANISCUS; PAN TROGLODYTES; POPULATION GENETICS; PSYCHOLOGY; TOOL USE;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETICS, POPULATION; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; PAN PANISCUS; PAN TROGLODYTES; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84925298011     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22284     Document Type: Article

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