Evolvability of the Primate Pelvic Girdle

Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 126-139

  Lewton, Kristi L ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Bipedality; Hominin; Integration; Modularity; Pelvis

Indexed keywords

PRIMATES;

EID: 84857449448     PISSN: 00713260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11692-011-9143-6     Document Type: Article

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