Mechanical loading of primate fingers on vertical rock surfaces
Mechanical loading of finger bones (phalanges) can induce angular curvature, which benefits arboreal primates by dissipating forces and economising the recruitment of muscles during climbing. The recent discovery of extremely curved phalanges in a hominin, Homo naledi, is puzzling, for it suggests...
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Academy of Science of South Africa
2021
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/77a32e8eec3347ac908836b72f87645b |
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