Ontogeny of the hominoid scapula: The influence of locomotion on morphology

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 239-260

  Green, David J ^a,b  

^a MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

development; hominoid; locomotion; morphology; scapula

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APE; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHIMPANZEE; CLIMBING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOSSIL ANIMAL; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GORILLA; LOCOMOTION; MORPHOMETRICS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PREDICTION; PRIMATE; SCAPULA; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SPINE; SUBSCAPULARIS MUSCLE;

DEVELOPMENT; HOMINOID; LOCOMOTION; MORPHOLOGY; SCAPULA;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; SCAPULA;

EID: 84884905214     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22353     Document Type: Article

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