Articular to diaphyseal proportions of human and great ape metatarsals

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 198-207

  Marchi, Damiano ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Australopithecine locomotion; Cross sectional geometry; Forefoot; Metatarsophalangeal joint; Metatarsus

Indexed keywords

APE; ARTICLE; BONE STRENGTH; CHIMPANZEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHYSIS; FOSSIL HOMININ; FOSSIL HOMINOID; GORILLA; HALLUX; HUMAN; JOINT; KINEMATICS; LOCOMOTION; METATARSAL BONE; NONHUMAN; ORANG UTAN; RANGE OF MOTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STANDING;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; DIAPHYSES; FOREFOOT, HUMAN; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; METATARSAL BONES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; WALKING;

EID: 77956632396     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21306     Document Type: Article

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