The human adaptations to meat eating: a reappraisal
โ Scribed by C. M. Hladik; P. Pasquet
- Book ID
- 105574329
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 557 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0393-9375
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