Relative strength of the tibia and fibula and locomotor behavior in hominoids

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 647-655

  Marchi, Damiano ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross sectional geometry; Fibula; Hominoid locomotion; Tibia

Indexed keywords

HOMINID; LOCOMOTION; MORPHOLOGY;

HOMINOIDEA; HOMO; PAN; PONGO PYGMAEUS;

EID: 36549063455     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2007.05.007     Document Type: Article

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