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Is step width decoupled from pelvic motion in human evolution?

Humans are the only primate that walk bipedally with adducted hips, valgus knees, and swing-side pelvic drop. These characteristic frontal-plane aspects of bipedalism likely play a role in balance and energy minimization during walking. Understanding when and why these aspects of bipedalism evolved...

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Autores principales: Kikel, Michelle, Gecelter, Rachel, Thompson, Nathan E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7210942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32385415
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-64799-3