Analysis of selected hominoid joint surfaces using laser scanning and geometric morphometrics: A preliminary report

Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology

Volumn , Issue 9781402069963, 2008, Pages 373-383

  Harcourt Smith, William E H ^a   Tallman, Melissa ^b,c   Frost, Stephen R ^d   Wiley, David F ^e   Rohlf, F James ^f   Delson, Eric ^a,c,g  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c NYCEP   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Centroid size; Joint congruence; Joint surface; Procrustes distance; Trochlear groove

Indexed keywords

EID: 85045110793     PISSN: 18779077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6997-0_17     Document Type: Chapter

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