Long bone articular and diaphyseal structure in old world monkeys and apes. I: Locomotor effects

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 305-342

  Ruff, Christopher B ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cercopithecoid; Hominoid; Locomotion; Postcranial; Skeleton

Indexed keywords

APE; ARTICLE; CERCOPITHECIDAE; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMUR; FOSSIL; HOMINID; LOCOMOTION; LONG BONE; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; RADIUS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TAXONOMY; TIBIA; ULNA;

NON-PROGRAMMATIC;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CERCOPITHECIDAE; DIAPHYSES; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOSSILS; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; HUMERUS; JOINTS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; RADIUS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIBIA; ULNA;

EID: 0036891101     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.10117     Document Type: Article

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