Morphological correlates of tail length in the catarrhine sacrum

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 223-232

  Russo, Gabrielle A ^a   Shapiro, Liza J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Hominoid evolution; Sacral vertebrae; Tail loss

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL RECORD; HOMINID; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS;

CERCOPITHECOIDEA; HOMINOIDEA; HOMO;

EID: 80955180580     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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