Evidence for a link between human semicircular canal size and bipedal behaviour

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 183-187

  Spoor, Fred ^a   Wood, Bernard ^b   Zonneveld, Frans ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0000178572     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1996.0018     Document Type: Article

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