The Missing Link Expeditions; or how the Peking Man wasn't found

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The Missing Link Expeditions; or how the Peking Man wasn't found. / Kjærgaard, Peter C.

In: Endeavour, Vol. 36, No. 3, 2012, p. 97-105.

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Harvard

Kjærgaard, PC 2012, 'The Missing Link Expeditions; or how the Peking Man wasn't found', Endeavour, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 97-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.endeavour.2012.01.002

APA

Kjærgaard, P. C. (2012). The Missing Link Expeditions; or how the Peking Man wasn't found. Endeavour, 36(3), 97-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.endeavour.2012.01.002

Vancouver

Kjærgaard PC. The Missing Link Expeditions; or how the Peking Man wasn't found. Endeavour. 2012;36(3):97-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.endeavour.2012.01.002

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Kjærgaard, Peter C. / The Missing Link Expeditions; or how the Peking Man wasn't found. In: Endeavour. 2012 ; Vol. 36, No. 3. pp. 97-105.

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