The hominoid proximal radius: Re-interpreting locomotor behaviors in early hominins

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 415-432

  Patel, Biren A ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elbow joint; Functional morphology; Hominin; Hominoid; Hylobates; Locomotion; Radius

Indexed keywords

HOMINID; LOCOMOTION;

ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; HAPLORHINI; HOMINOIDEA; HOMO; HOMO SAPIENS; HYLOBATES; HYLOBATIDAE; PONGO;

EID: 15444371411     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2005.01.001     Document Type: Article

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