The significance of cooking for early hominin scavenging

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 84, Issue , 2015, Pages 62-70

  Smith, Alex R ^a   Carmody, Rachel N ^b   Dutton, Rachel J ^b   Wrangham, Richard W ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Chimpanzee; Diet; Hominin ecology; Marrow; Meat

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CARRION; DIET; HOMINID; MEAT; PATHOGEN; SCAVENGING (FEEDING);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PAN;

ANIMAL; BONE MARROW; COOKING; DIET; EVOLUTION; FOOD PREFERENCE; HOMINID; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BONE MARROW; COOKING; DIET; FOOD PREFERENCES; HOMINIDAE; MEAT;

EID: 84931575414     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2015.03.013     Document Type: Article

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