Quantitative three-dimensional shape analysis of the proximal hallucial metatarsal articular surface in homo, Pan, Gorilla, and Hylobates

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 216-224

  Proctor, Daniel J ^a   Broadfield, Douglas ^b,c   Proctor, Kristopher ^d  

^a E11 SSH   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipedalism; Foot; Hominin

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANTHROPOMETRY; APE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; FOOT; FOSSIL; GORILLA; HAPLORHINI; HEIGHT; HUMAN; METATARSAL BONE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PAN PANISCUS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; FEMALE; FOSSILS; GORILLA GORILLA; HALLUX; HUMANS; HYLOBATES; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; METATARSAL BONES; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PAN TROGLODYTES;

EID: 38349115930     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20723     Document Type: Article

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