A wolf in dog's clothing: Initial dog domestication and Pleistocene wolf variation

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 68, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-4

  Perri, Angela ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Canis familiaris; Dog; Domestication; Paleolithic; Wolf variation

Indexed keywords

CANID; DATING METHOD; DOMESTICATION; HUMAN EVOLUTION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; PALEOLITHIC; PLEISTOCENE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84961203465     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2016.02.003     Document Type: Article

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