Functional aspects of metatarsal head shape in humans, apes, and Old World monkeys

2015/08/12 by Peter Fernández, Peter J. Fernández, Sergio Almécija +4 · 2 citations
Mathematics · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Psychology · #Morphological variations and asymmetry #Evolution and Paleontology Studies #Primate Behavior and Ecology

paper · doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2015.06.005

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