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Current Thoughts on Terrestrialization in African Apes and the Origin of Human Bipedalism

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Ishida, H. (2006). Current Thoughts on Terrestrialization in African Apes and the Origin of Human Bipedalism. In: Ishida, H., Tuttle, R., Pickford, M., Ogihara, N., Nakatsukasa, M. (eds) Human Origins and Environmental Backgrounds. Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-29798-7_20

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