The metabolic costs of 'bent-hip, bent-knee' walking in humans

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-44

  Carey, Tanya Suzanne ^a   Crompton, Robin Huw ^b  

^a Warwickshire College   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Australopithecus afarensis; Biomechanics; Bipedalism; Computer modelling; Energy costs; Metabolic; Physiology

Indexed keywords

BIPEDALISM; HOMINID; LOCOMOTION;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFARENSIS; HOMINIDAE; PAN (APE); PAN TROGLODYTES;

EID: 12144269498     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2004.10.001     Document Type: Article

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