The evolution of the Hominid Brain

Handbook of Paleoanthropology, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 1961-1987

  Holloway, Ralph L ^a  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-39979-4_57     Document Type: Chapter

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