Evolution and homologies of primate and modern human hand and forearm muscles, with notes on thumb movements and tool use

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 64-78

  Diogo, Rui ^a   Richmond, Brian G ^b,c   Wood, Bernard ^b,c  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adductor pollicis accessorius; Extensor pollicis brevis; Flexor pollicis longus; Morphology; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

HOMOLOGY; HUMAN EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE; PHYLOGENETICS; PRIMATE; TAXONOMY; TOOL USE;

HYLOBATIDAE; PAN; PRIMATES;

EID: 84863526793     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2012.04.001     Document Type: Article

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