Differentiation between fore- and hindlimb bones and locomotor behaviour in primates

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-32

  Kimura, Tasuku ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allometry; Arboreal; Cross section; Hindlimb dominance; Locomotion; Primates

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARM; BONE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMATE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; ARM; BONE AND BONES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PRIMATES;

MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0038282891     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000068391     Document Type: Review

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