Morphological correlates of forelimb protraction in quadrupedal primates

PRIMATE ORIGINS: Adaptations and Evolution

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 437-456

  Larson, S G ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-33507-0_13     Document Type: Chapter

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