Umbrella hypotheses and parsimony in human evolution: a critique of the Aquatic Ape Hypothesis

1997/10/01 by John H. Langdon · 25 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Computer science #Epistemology #Evolution and Paleontology Studies #Mainstream #Philosophy #Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology #Popularity #Primate Behavior and Ecology #Psychology #Social psychology #Sociology #Theme (computing)

paper · doi:10.1006/jhev.1997.0146

published in Journal of Human Evolution 33(4), 479-494 (Elsevier BV)

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Citations

• The evolution of sexuality in chimpanzees and bonobos
• Running and Breathing in Mammals
• The Origin of Man

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