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Precision grips, hand morphology, and tools

✍ Scribed by Marzke, Mary W.

Book ID
101214060
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1997
Tongue
English
Weight
292 KB
Volume
102
Category
Article
ISSN
0002-9483

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✦ Synopsis

This study asks whether there are discernable links between precision gripping, tool behaviors, 1 and hand morphology in modern hominoids, which may guide functional interpretation of early hominid hand morphology. Findings from a three-pronged investigation answer this ques-

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