Title: Climbing to the top: A personal memoir ofAustralopithecus afarensis
Abstract: Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and ReviewsVolume 9, Issue 3 p. 113-133 Articles Climbing to the top: A personal memoir of Australopithecus afarensis Jack T. Stern Jr., Jack T. Stern Jr. Jack Stern is Professor and Chair of Anatomical Sciences at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He began his career as a comparative primate anatomist and soon became interested in experimental methods for testing functional morphological hypotheses. Many of his publications deal with muscle function in nonhuman primates as revealed by telemetered electromyography. He has also collaborated on kinematic, kinetic, and bone strain studies. This paper, however, deals with his foray into the functional interpretation of fossil hominid postcrania. Dr. Stern is the author of Core Concepts in Anatomy, a review text in medical gross anatomy.Search for more papers by this author Jack T. Stern Jr., Jack T. Stern Jr. Jack Stern is Professor and Chair of Anatomical Sciences at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He began his career as a comparative primate anatomist and soon became interested in experimental methods for testing functional morphological hypotheses. Many of his publications deal with muscle function in nonhuman primates as revealed by telemetered electromyography. He has also collaborated on kinematic, kinetic, and bone strain studies. This paper, however, deals with his foray into the functional interpretation of fossil hominid postcrania. Dr. Stern is the author of Core Concepts in Anatomy, a review text in medical gross anatomy.Search for more papers by this author First published: 16 June 2000 https://doi.org/10.1002/1520-6505(2000)9:3<113::AID-EVAN2>3.0.CO;2-WCitations: 180 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume9, Issue32000Pages 113-133 RelatedInformation
Publication Year: 2000
Publication Date: 2000-01-01
Language: en
Type: review
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