Form, function and evolution of the human hand

TL Kivell, N Baraki, V Lockwood… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The modern human hand is an intriguing mix of primitive morphology and derived function.
Traditionally, its form and function are explained as a functional “trade‐off” between the …

[图书][B] Muscles of vertebrates: comparative anatomy, evolution, homologies and development

R Diogo, V Abdala - 2010 - taylorfrancis.com
The Vertebrata is one of the most speciose groups of animals, comprising more than 58,000
living species. This book provides a detailed account on the comparative anatomy …

[图书][B] Comparative anatomy and phylogeny of primate muscles and human evolution

R Diogo, BA Wood - 2012 - api.taylorfrancis.com
As recently stressed by the philosopher of science Leandro Assis, a decline in the number of
phylogenetic hypotheses based on morphological evidence has become a pronounced …

Soft‐tissue anatomy of the primates: phylogenetic analyses based on the muscles of the head, neck, pectoral region and upper limb, with notes on the evolution of …

R Diogo, B Wood - Journal of Anatomy, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Apart from molecular data, nearly all the evidence used to study primate relationships comes
from hard tissues. Here, we provide details of the first parsimony and Bayesian cladistic …

Evolution and homologies of primate and modern human hand and forearm muscles, with notes on thumb movements and tool use

R Diogo, BG Richmond, B Wood - Journal of human evolution, 2012 - Elsevier
In this paper, we explore how the results of a primate-wide higher-level phylogenetic
analysis of muscle characters can improve our understanding of the evolution and …

Hand pressure distribution during Oldowan stone tool production

EM Williams, AD Gordon, BG Richmond - Journal of Human Evolution, 2012 - Elsevier
Modern humans possess a highly derived thumb that is robust and long relative to the other
digits, with enhanced pollical musculature compared with extant apes. Researchers have …

[图书][B] Muscles of chordates: development, homologies, and evolution

R Diogo, JM Ziermann, J Molnar, N Siomava, V Abdala - 2018 - books.google.com
Chordates comprise lampreys, hagfishes, jawed fishes, and tetrapods, plus a variety of more
unfamiliar and crucially important non-vertebrate animal lineages, such as lancelets and sea …

First detailed anatomical study of bonobos reveals intra-specific variations and exposes just-so stories of human evolution, bipedalism, and tool use

R Diogo - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Just-so stories are prominent in human evolution literature because of our tendency to
create simple progressionist narratives about our “special” place in nature, despite the fact …

Evolution of the early hominin hand

BG Richmond, NT Roach, KR Ostrofsky - The evolution of the primate …, 2016 - Springer
Over the course of early hominin evolution, two fundamental changes in hand function
occurred: the loss of a locomotor role and unparalleled intensification of manipulation, tool …

Anatomy, function, and evolution of the primate hand musculature

P Lemelin, R Diogo - The evolution of the primate hand: Anatomical …, 2016 - Springer
The musculature responsible for movement of the hand has been a topic of choice among
anatomists, biological anthropologists, clinicians, and other students of the human body …