Homo Floresiensis

Handbook of Paleoanthropology, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 2281-2297

  Aiello, Leslie C ^a  

^a Wenner Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-39979-4_78     Document Type: Chapter

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