Spinal cord evolution in early Homo

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 88, Issue , 2015, Pages 43-53

  Meyer, Marc R ^a   Haeusler, Martin ^b  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Australopithecus; Homo erectus; Pathology; Spinal cord; Spinal stenosis; Vertebrae

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL; HOMINID; HUMAN EVOLUTION; PATHOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; SKELETON;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS; HOMO ANTECESSOR; HOMO ERECTUS; PAN TROGLODYTES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; CHILD; EUROPE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HOMINID; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAN TROGLODYTES; VERTEBRAL CANAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CHILD; EUROPE; FEMALE; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAN TROGLODYTES; SPINAL CANAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84945263965     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2015.09.001     Document Type: Article

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