Micro-anatomy of the volar skin and interordinal relationships of primates

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 257-267

  Lemelin, Pierre ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Archonta; Chiroptera; Dermoptera; Foot; Grasping; Hand; Prima te origins; Primates; Scandentia; Volar skin

Indexed keywords

FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE;

ANIMALIA; CHIROPTERA; CYNOCEPHALIDAE; DERMOPTERA; EUTHERIA; ILEX COOKII; LEMURIDAE; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; SCANDENTIA; SORICIDAE; STREPSIRHINI; TUPAIIDAE;

EID: 0034111054     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1999.0321     Document Type: Article

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