Myological correlates of prosimian leaping

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 385-399

  Demes, Brigitte ^a   Fleagle, J G ^a   Lemelin, P ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Locomotion; Relative muscle masses; Strepsirhines; Vertical clingers and leapers

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LEG; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSIMIAN; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; LEG; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 0032040156     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1997.0203     Document Type: Article

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