Bilateral asymmetry in the limb bones of the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 840-845

  Sarringhaus, L A ^a   Stock, J T ^b   Marchant, L F ^a   McGrew, W C ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ape; Femur; Humerus; Lateralization; Second metacarpal

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; DIAPHYSIS; FEMUR; GEOMETRY; HANDEDNESS; HUMERUS; METACARPAL BONE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; SKELETON; STRENGTH; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; ANIMALS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIAPHYSES; FEMUR; HUMERUS; METACARPAL BONES; PAN TROGLODYTES;

EID: 28544433364     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20190     Document Type: Article

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