Functional aspects of strepsirrhine lumbar vertebral bodies and spinous processes

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 753-783

  Shapiro, Liza J ^a   Simons, Cornelia V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional morphology; Locomotion; Lumbar vertebrae; Posture; Strepsirrhines

Indexed keywords

LOCOMOTION; MORPHOLOGY; PRIMATE;

ARCTOCEBUS; HAPALEMUR; LEPILEMUR; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; HISTOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSIMIAN;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; BIOMECHANICS; LOCOMOTION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; POSTURE; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 0035983957     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.2002.0560     Document Type: Article

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