Brains, Brawn, and the Evolution of Human Endurance Running Capabilities

Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology

Volumn , Issue 9781402099793, 2009, Pages 77-92

  Lieberman, Daniel E ^a   Bramble, Dennis M ^b   Raichlen, David A ^c   Shea, John J ^d  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Endurance running; Habitat; Homo erectus; Homo habilis; Persistence hunting; Scavenging; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016249397     PISSN: 18779077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9980-9_8     Document Type: Chapter

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