A geometric morphometric analysis of the medial tibial condyle of african hominids

Anatomical Record

Volumn 296, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1518-1525

  Sylvester, Adam D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Gorilla; Homo; Knee; Pan

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; FEMUR CONDYLE; GORILLA; HOMINID; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

BIOMECHANICS; GORILLA; HOMO; KNEE; PAN;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GORILLA GORILLA; HOMINIDAE; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIBIA;

EID: 84884271825     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.22762     Document Type: Article

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