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- The Evolutionary Biology of the Human Pelvis
- Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
- The Evolutionary Biology of the Human Pelvis
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Pelvis Anatomy
- 2 Functional Morphology of the Pelvis
- 3 Pelves of the Hominin Lineage
- 4 Developmental Biology of the Pelvis
- 5 Morphological Integration, Evolutionary Processes and Variation in the Human Pelvis
- Conclusions
- Appendix
- Works Cited
- Index
Introduction
Why Should We Care about the Pelvis Specifically?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 December 2019
- The Evolutionary Biology of the Human Pelvis
- Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
- The Evolutionary Biology of the Human Pelvis
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Pelvis Anatomy
- 2 Functional Morphology of the Pelvis
- 3 Pelves of the Hominin Lineage
- 4 Developmental Biology of the Pelvis
- 5 Morphological Integration, Evolutionary Processes and Variation in the Human Pelvis
- Conclusions
- Appendix
- Works Cited
- Index
Summary
Even before the focus on bipedalism as the ‘hallmark’ of the human lineage (Robinson, 1972), interest in the pelvis was stimulated by discussions across different disciplines, including the growing field of obstetrics (see review in Walrath, 2003), as well as by multiple fossil discoveries (Pycraft, 1930; Dart, 1949). It was also clear at the outset that the pelvis was going to serve as a crucial part of the evolutionary history of humans, given that it had obvious functional implications in its role in locomotion, which included dramatic differences between other species grouped with humans taxonomically and then phylogenetically, including the African and Asian apes.
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- The Evolutionary Biology of the Human PelvisAn Integrative Approach, pp. 1 - 9Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020