Vertebrae numbers of the early hominid lumbar spine

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 621-643

  Haeusler, Martin ^a,b   Martelli, Sandra A ^c   Boeni, Thomas ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ORTHOPEDIC UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BALGRIST   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Australopithecus africanus; Homo erectus; Lumbar lordosis; Lumbar ribs; Segmentation; Vertebral column

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BONE; EVOLUTION; PRIMATE; SEGMENTATION;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFRICANUS; HOMINIDAE; HOMO; HOMO ERECTUS;

ANIMAL; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; HOMINID; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; SPINE;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; EVOLUTION; FOSSILS; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; SPINE;

EID: 0036836010     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.2002.0595     Document Type: Article

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