Limb bone bilateral asymmetry: Variability and commonality among modern humans

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 203-218

  Auerbach, Benjamin M ^a   Ruff, Christopher B ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone plasticity; Crossed symmetry; Hominin; Laterality; Postcranial variation; Secular trends

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; BONE; HUMAN EVOLUTION;

EID: 32044452186     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2005.09.004     Document Type: Article

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