Trabecular bone is responsive to mechanical loading, and thus may be a useful tool for
interpreting past behaviour from fossil morphology. However, the ability to meaningfully …

The functional significance of three‐dimensional trabecular bone architecture in the primate
postcranial skeleton has received significant interest over the last decade. Some previous …

Hand bone morphology is regularly used to link particular hominin species with behaviors
relevant to cognitive/technological progress. Debates about the functional significance of …

Comparisons of joint surface curvature at the base of the thumb have long been made to
discern differences among living and fossil primates in functional capabilities of the hand …

Objectives Internal bone structure, both cortical and trabecular bone, remodels in response
to loading and may provide important information regarding behavior. The foot is well suited …

Australopithecus africanus has been interpreted as having a rigid lateral foot. One
mechanism contributing to a rigid foot during push-off in humans is a calcaneocuboid joint …

The origin and evolution of knuckle-walking has long been a key focus in understanding
African ape, including human, origins. Yet, despite numerous studies documenting …

The primate fossil record suggests that terrestriality was more common in the past than it is
today, particularly among cercopithecoid primates. Whether or not a fossil primate habitually …

Studies on the cross‐sectional geometry of long bones in African apes have documented
that shape ratios derived from second moments of area about principle axes (eg, Imax/Imin) …

The biomechanics of wrist extension (or dorsiflexion) are important for understanding
functional adaptation of the primate hand because extension mobility varies with habitual …