Ontogenetic changes in limb bone structural proportions in mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei).

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• Publication year

  2013

• Venue

  Journal of Human Evolution

• Publication date

  2013-12-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.jhevol.2013.06.008PMID 24129040
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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