Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 42, Issue 3 , Pages 266-272 , 9 February 2009

Biomechanical study of grasping according to the volume of the object: Human versus non-human primates

  • Emmanuelle Pouydebat

      Affiliations

    • Handibio, Université du Sud Toulon-Var, 83000 La Garde, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +33494142845; fax: +33494142842.
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  • Philippe Gorce

      Affiliations

    • Handibio, Université du Sud Toulon-Var, 83000 La Garde, France
    • ,
  • Yves Coppens

      Affiliations

    • Chaire de Paléoanthropologie, Collège de France, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Vincent Bels

      Affiliations

    • USM 302, Adaptations et Evolution des Systèmes Ostéomusculaires, MNHN, 57 rue Cuvier, BP55, 75005 Paris, France

,Accepted 29 October 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.10.026

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 42, Issue 3 , Pages 266-272 , 9 February 2009

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