Complex and changing patterns of natural selection explain the evolution of the human hip.

Grabowski, Mark; Roseman, Charles C

Grabowski, Mark; Roseman, Charles C.

Affiliation

Grabowski M; Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway; Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology, Department of Anthropology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA. Electronic address: mgrabowski@email.gwu.edu.
Roseman CC; Department of Anthropology, 179 Davenport Hall, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61820, USA.

J Hum Evol ; 85: 94-110, 2015 Aug.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26164108

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Biological Evolution; Fossils; Hip Joint; Hip; Hominidae; Selection, Genetic; Animals; Anthropology, Physical; Female; Hip/anatomy & histology; Hip/physiology; Hip Joint/anatomy & histology; Hip Joint/physiology; Hominidae/anatomy & histology; Hominidae/physiology; Humans; Male

Key words

Bipedalism; Correlated evolution; Hominin evolution; Selection

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Selection, Genetic / Hominidae / Biological Evolution / Fossils / Hip / Hip Joint Type of study: Prognostic_studies Limits: Animals / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Year: 2015 Type: Article

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