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Shape Ontogeny of the Distal Femur in the Hominidae with Implications for the Evolution of Bipedality
Heterochrony has been invoked to explain differences in the morphology of modern humans as compared to other great apes. The distal femur is one area where heterochrony has been hypothesized to explain morphological differentiation among Plio-Pleistocene hominins. This hypothesis is evaluated here u...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4757424/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26886416 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0148371 |