Reassessing manual proportions in Australopithecus afarensis

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 393-406

  Rolian, Campbell ^a   Gordon, Adam D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Australopithecus afarensis; Hadar formation; manipulative ability; manual proportions; resampling methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFARENSIS; CHIMPANZEE; FEMUR; FOSSIL HOMINID; GORILLA; HAND; HOMINID; HUMERUS; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ORANG UTAN;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFARENSIS; HADAR FORMATION; MANIPULATIVE ABILITY; MANUAL PROPORTIONS; RESAMPLING METHODS;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOMETRY; FEMALE; FOSSILS; HAND BONES; HOMINIDAE; MALE;

EID: 84885959967     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22365     Document Type: Article

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