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Hair, Human Evolution, and the Idea of Human Uniqueness

  1. Niccolo Caldararo

Article first published online: 25 AUG 2005

DOI: 10.1002/evan.20622

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Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews

Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews

Volume 14, Issue 4, pages 132–133, July/August 2005

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Caldararo, N. (2005), Hair, Human Evolution, and the Idea of Human Uniqueness. Evol. Anthropol., 14: 132–133. doi: 10.1002/evan.20622

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  1. Dept. of Anthropology San Francisco State University

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  1. Issue published online: 25 AUG 2005
  2. Article first published online: 25 AUG 2005

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