The cost of bent-knee, bent-hip bipedal gait. A reply to Crompton et al.

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 567-570

  Stern Jr , Jack T ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOLUTION; HIP; HOMINID; HUMAN; KNEE; WALKING;

ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOLUTION; HIP; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; KNEE; WALKING;

EID: 0033128970     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1999.0290     Document Type: Article

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