3D geometric morphometric analysis of the proximal epiphysis of the hominoid humerus

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 221, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 394-405

  Arias Martorell, Julia ^a   Potau, Josep Maria ^a   Bello Hellegouarch, Gaëlle ^a   Pastor, Juan Francisco ^b   Pérez Pérez, Alejandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

3D geometric morphometrics; Hominoidea; Humerus; Proximal epiphysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; APE; ARBOREAL SPECIES; ARTICLE; AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFARENSIS; CLIMBING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIPHYSIS; FEMALE; FORELIMB; FOSSIL HOMININ; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS; HINDLIMB; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; HUMERUS; LIMB MOVEMENT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; ORANG UTAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TAXONOMY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; EPIPHYSES; FEMALE; GORILLA GORILLA; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; HUMERUS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PONGO PYGMAEUS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFARENSIS; HOMINIDAE; HOMINOIDEA;

EID: 84867212144     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2012.01560.x     Document Type: Article

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