Long bone articular and diaphyseal structure in old world monkeys and apes. II: Estimation of body mass

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 16-37

  Ruff, Christopher B ^a  

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

Author keywords

Body weight; Cercopithecoid; Hominoid; Posteranial; Skeleton

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTHROPOIDEA; APE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; ASSAY; BODY MASS; CALCULATION; CERCOPITHECIDAE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORTICAL BONE; DIAPHYSIS; FEMALE; FOSSIL; HOMINID; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MONKEY; MOROTOPITHECUS BISHOPI; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PROCONSUL HESELONI; SEX; SPECIES; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY; TECHNIQUE; THEROPITHECUS OSWALDI; TIBIA;

NON-PROGRAMMATIC;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; BIOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CERCOPITHECIDAE; CLASSIFICATION; DIAPHYSES; FEMALE; FOSSILS; HOMINIDAE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SEX FACTORS; TIBIA;

EID: 0037216343     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.10118     Document Type: Article

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