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Metacarpal torsion in apes, humans, and early Australopithecus: implications for manipulatory abilities
Human hands, when compared to that of apes, have a series of adaptations to facilitate manipulation. Numerous studies have shown that Australopithecus afarensis and Au. africanus display some of these adaptations, such as a longer thumb relative to the other fingers, asymmetric heads on the second a...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4614803/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26500820 http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1311 |