The evolution of the hominin thumb and the influence exerted by the non-dominant hand during stone tool production

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 78, Issue , 2015, Pages 60-69

  Key, Alastair J M ^a   Dunmore, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Force; Frequency; Manipulation; Thumb evolution

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; EVOLUTION; FORCE; HANDEDNESS; HOMINID; TOOL USE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; EVOLUTION; HOMINID; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; THUMB; TOOL USE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; THUMB; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84919699317     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2014.08.006     Document Type: Article

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