Inter- and intra-specific scaling of articular surface areas in the hominoid talus

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 218, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 386-401

  Parr, William C H ^a,b   Chatterjee, Helen J ^a   Soligo, Christophe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allometry; Ankle; Articular facet; Astragalus; Hominoidea; Human; Isometry; Joint surface area; Primates; Scaling; Talus

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALLOMETRY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOSSIL HOMINOID; GROWTH CURVE; JOINT FUNCTION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TALUS;

ANATOMY, COMPARATIVE; ANIMALS; ANKLE JOINT; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; PRIMATES; TALUS;

HOMINOIDEA; HOMO; PRIMATES;

EID: 79952771485     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2011.01347.x     Document Type: Article

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