Is the clavicle of apes long? an investigation of clavicular length in relation to body mass and upper thoracic width

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 209-217

  Kagaya, Miyuki ^a,b   Ogihara, Naomichi ^a   Nakatsukasa, Masato ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN MONKEY CENTRE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arboreal adaptation; Clavicle; Shoulder girdle; Shoulder mobility; Thoracic morphology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ANATOMY; ARBOREAL SPECIES; BODY MASS; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HOMINID; MOBILITY;

CERCOPITHECIDAE; HOMO; PAN; PLATYRRHINI; PRIMATES; SIMIIFORMES;

EID: 77951768009     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-010-9402-x     Document Type: Article

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