Calcaneus length determines running economy: Implications for endurance running performance in modern humans and Neandertals

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 299-308

  Raichlen, David A ^a   Armstrong, Hunter ^a   Lieberman, Daniel E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Energetics; Locomotion; Moment arm

Indexed keywords

HUMAN EVOLUTION; LOCOMOTION; NEANDERTHAL;

HOMO ERECTUS; HOMO SAPIENS; TUBER (TRUFFLE);

EID: 79751527301     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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