A comparison of primate, carnivoran and rodent limb bone cross-sectional properties: Are primates really unique?

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 297-325

  Polk, J D ^a   Demes, B ^a   Jungers, W L ^a   Biknevicius, A R ^b   Heinrich, R E ^c   Runestad, J A ^d  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bending moment; Cross sectional properties; Primate locomotion; Scaling; Substrate preference

Indexed keywords

BONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY;

ANIMALIA; CARNIVORA; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033813776     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.2000.0420     Document Type: Article

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