The shape of the hominoid proximal femur: A geometric morphometric analysis

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 170-185

  Harmon, Elizabeth H ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalized Procrustes analysis; Gorilla; Hindlimb; Hominoid; Homo; Hylobates; Locomotion; Morphology; Pan; Pongo; Thin plate spline

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTHROPOIDEA; ARTICLE; BONE STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; GEOMETRY; GORILLA; HAPLORHINI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WALKING;

ADULT; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FEMUR; GAIT; GORILLA GORILLA; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; HYLOBATES; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PONGO PYGMAEUS; PRIMATES;

HOMINOIDEA; HOMO; HYLOBATES; PONGO; PONGO PYGMAEUS;

EID: 33846559267     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2006.00688.x     Document Type: Article

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