Insights into the evolution of human bipedalism from experimental studies of humans and other primates

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1437-1448

  Schmitt, Daniel ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Bipedalism; Electromyography; Evolution; Force; Human; Kinematics; Locomotion; Primate

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; GAIT; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; EVOLUTION; GAIT; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; ANIMALIA; HOMINIDAE; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0038060286     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00279     Document Type: Review

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