Body size, body shape, and long bone strength in modern humans

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 269-290

  Ruff, Christopher B ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometric scaling; Biomechanics; Body shape; Long bones

Indexed keywords

BODY SHAPE; BODY SIZE; BONE;

HOMINIDAE; HOMO SAPIENS; PECOS; PRIMATES;

EID: 0034071062     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1999.0322     Document Type: Article

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