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In search of the australopithecines

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Evidence from strontium isotope ratios preserved in fossil teeth provides a glimpse into the group dynamics and ranging habits of the australopithecines that can be compared with the patterns for modern primates. See Letter p.76

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  1. Margaret J. Schoeninger is in the Department of Anthropology and the Center for the Advanced Research and Training in Anthropogeny, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA.,

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