Essentials of Biology
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780078024221
Author: Sylvia S. Mader Dr., Michael Windelspecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Explain the importance of bipedalism and brain size in the evolution of humans.
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Essentials of Biology
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