- Award ID(s):
- 1825403
- PAR ID:
- 10183672
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- American journal of physical anthropology
- Volume:
- 171
- Issue:
- S69
- ISSN:
- 1096-8644
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 117
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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