Trabecular bone structure correlates with hand posture and use in hominoids.

Bone is capable of adapting during life in response to stress. Therefore, variation in locomotor and manipulative behaviours across extant hominoids may be reflected in differences in trabecular bone structure. The hand is a promising region for trabecular analysis, as it is the direct contact betwe...

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Main Authors: Zewdi J Tsegai, Tracy L Kivell, Thomas Gross, N Huynh Nguyen, Dieter H Pahr, Jeroen B Smaers, Matthew M Skinner
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f7f6c65d05c94e3285ed09d6c2e2768d
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