Short adolescence in early hominids: Infantile and adolescent growth of the human femur

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 163-178

  Tardieu, Christine ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Development; Epiphysis; Femur; Heterochrony; Human paleontology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BONE DEVELOPMENT; EPIPHYSIS; EVOLUTION; FEMUR; HOMINID; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MORPHOGENESIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOSSILS; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PELVIS; PUBERTY;

EID: 0031658215     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199810)107:2<163::AID-AJPA3>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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