Meat-Eating and Human Evolution
โ Scribed by John C. Mitani
- Book ID
- 119917294
- Publisher
- American Anthropological Association
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 128 KB
- Volume
- 104
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-7294
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