Reliability of cranial morphology in reconstructing Neanderthal phylogeny

Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology

Volumn , Issue 9781402051203, 2006, Pages 239-254

  Harvati, K ^a   Weaver, T D ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate; Craniofacial morphology; Genetics; Neanderthals; Phylogeny; Population history

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937991635     PISSN: 18779077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-5121-0_13     Document Type: Chapter

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