Hallucal grasping in Nycticebus coucang: further implications for the functional significance of a large peroneal process

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-42

  Kingston, Amanda K ^a   Boyer, Doug M ^b   Patel, Biren A ^b   Larson, Susan G ^b   Stern Jr , Jack T ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adduction; Electromyography; Grasping; Hallux; Peroneal process; Peroneus longus; Primate origins

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL METHOD; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PRIMATE;

LEMURIDAE; NYCTICEBUS COUCANG; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 70450230617     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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