Morphometric affinities of the human shoulder
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8313449 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert S Corruccini (University of California, Berkeley), Russell L Ciochon (0000-0002-2135-0099, University of California, Berkeley) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 19-37 |
| Publication date | 1976-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.1330450104 |
| PMID | 822725 |
| OpenAlex | W1999478071 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 36 |
| References cited | 55 |
To analyze differences between apes and monkeys and the affinities of man, we have studied the shoulder girdle of 327 specimens of anthropoid primates. The scapula, clavicle and humerus are viewed as an integrated functional complex on the basis of 18 measurements. Several varieties of multivariate analysis show that man is clearly closer to other hominoids than to the included monkey taxa (whether terrestrial or arboreal, Old World or New World). The marked shoulder differences between apes and monkeys and similarities between apes and man correlate with the muscular anatomy, which in hominoids allows the motions involved in their locomotion and feeding behavior. As the hominid‐pongid correspondence in shoulder morphology is especially detailed regarding the functionally important joint surfaces, it is consistent with a fairly recent period of common ancestry and behavior. No hypothetical evolutionary pathway or ancestral form of the human shoulder need look far beyond the model afforded by extant pongids. In contrast with previous studies on the primate shoulder, these results agree with information accumulating from other systems—comparative anatomy, primate behavior, and molecular biology — in suggesting very close relationship between man and extant African pongids
Affinities · Biology · Evolutionary biology · Anatomy · Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies · Shoulder Injury and Treatment · Sports Performance and Training
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| Unique citing works | 36 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,71 |
| Citation span | 1975 - 2025 (51) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 33 |