Patterns of clavicular bilateral asymmetry in relation to the humerus: variation among humans

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 663-674

  Auerbach, Benjamin M ^a   Raxter, Michelle H ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone plasticity; Hominin; Laterality; Postcranial variation; Upper limb biomechanics

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CRANIUM; HUMAN EVOLUTION; LIMB; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETON;

EID: 42649102701     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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