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The coevolution of human hands and feet.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Jun 2010
Rolian Campbell, Lieberman Daniel E, Hallgrímsson Benedikt
Abstract excerpt
Human hands and feet have longer, more robust first digits, and shorter lateral digits compared to African apes. These similarities are often assumed to be independently evolved adaptations for manipulative activities and bipedalism, respectively. However, hands and feet are serially homologous structures that share virtually identical developmental blueprints, raising the possibility that digital proportions...
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