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shift toward birthing relatively large infants early in human evolution by DeSilva, Jeremy M

“…It has long been argued that modern human mothers give birth to proportionately larger babies than apes do. Data presented here from human and chimpanzee…”
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Functional morphology of the ankle and the likelihood of climbing in early hominins by DeSilva, Jeremy M

“…Whether early hominins were adept tree climbers is unclear. Although some researchers have argued that bipedality maladapts the hominin skeleton for climbing,…”
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The evolution of the human foot by McNutt, Ellison J., Zipfel, Bernhard, DeSilva, Jeremy M.

“…There are 26 bones in each foot (52 in total), meaning that roughly a quarter of the human skeleton consists of foot bones. Yet, early hominin foot fossils are…”
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Revisiting the "midtarsal break" by DeSilva, Jeremy M.

“…The midtarsal break was first described in this journal nearly 75 years ago to explain the ability of non‐human primates to lift their heel independently of…”
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Reconstructing birth in Australopithecus sediba by Laudicina, Natalie M, Rodriguez, Frankee, DeSilva, Jeremy M

“…Hominin birth mechanics have been examined and debated from limited and often fragmentary fossil pelvic material. Some have proposed that birth in the early…”
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Homo naledi, a new species of the genus Homo from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa by Berger, Lee R, Hawks, John, de Ruiter, Darryl J, Churchill, Steven E, Schmid, Peter, Delezene, Lucas K, Kivell, Tracy L, Garvin, Heather M, Williams, Scott A, DeSilva, Jeremy M, Skinner, Matthew M, Musiba, Charles M, Cameron, Noel, Holliday, Trenton W, Harcourt-Smith, William, Ackermann, Rebecca R, Bastir, Markus, Bogin, Barry, Bolter, Debra, Brophy, Juliet, Cofran, Zachary D, Congdon, Kimberly A, Deane, Andrew S, Dembo, Mana, Drapeau, Michelle, Elliott, Marina C, Feuerriegel, Elen M, Garcia-Martinez, Daniel, Green, David J, Gurtov, Alia, Irish, Joel D, Kruger, Ashley, Laird, Myra F, Marchi, Damiano, Meyer, Marc R, Nalla, Shahed, Negash, Enquye W, Orr, Caley M, Radovcic, Davorka, Schroeder, Lauren, Scott, Jill E, Throckmorton, Zachary, Tocheri, Matthew W, VanSickle, Caroline, Walker, Christopher S, Wei, Pianpian, Zipfel, Bernhard

“…Homo naledi is a previously-unknown species of extinct hominin discovered within the Dinaledi Chamber of the Rising Star cave system, Cradle of Humankind,…”
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The obstetric dilemma: An ancient game of Russian roulette, or a variable dilemma sensitive to ecology? by Wells, Jonathan C.K., DeSilva, Jeremy M., Stock, Jay T.

“…The difficult birth process of humans, often described as the “obstetric dilemma,” is commonly assumed to reflect antagonistic selective pressures favoring…”
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Anatomy, Development, and Function of the Human Pelvis by DeSilva, Jeremy M., Rosenberg, Karen R.

“…ABSTRACT The pelvis is an anatomically complex and functionally informative bone that contributes directly to both human locomotion and obstetrics. Because of…”
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Footprint evidence of early hominin locomotor diversity at Laetoli, Tanzania by McNutt, Ellison J., Hatala, Kevin G., Miller, Catherine, Adams, James, Casana, Jesse, Deane, Andrew S., Dominy, Nathaniel J., Fabian, Kallisti, Fannin, Luke D., Gaughan, Stephen, Gill, Simone V., Gurtu, Josephat, Gustafson, Ellie, Hill, Austin C., Johnson, Camille, Kallindo, Said, Kilham, Benjamin, Kilham, Phoebe, Kim, Elizabeth, Liutkus-Pierce, Cynthia, Maley, Blaine, Prabhat, Anjali, Reader, John, Rubin, Shirley, Thompson, Nathan E., Thornburg, Rebeca, Williams-Hatala, Erin Marie, Zimmer, Brian, Musiba, Charles M., DeSilva, Jeremy M.

“…Bipedal trackways discovered in 1978 at Laetoli site G, Tanzania and dated to 3.66 million years ago are widely accepted as the oldest unequivocal evidence of…”
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A comparative study of the trabecular bony architecture of the talus in humans, non-human primates, and Australopithecus by DeSilva, Jeremy M., Devlin, Maureen J.

“…This study tested the hypothesis that talar trabecular microarchitecture reflects the loading patterns in the primate ankle joint, to determine whether talar…”
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Homoplasy in the evolution of modern human-like joint proportions in Australopithecus afarensis by Prabhat, Anjali M, Miller, Catherine K, Prang, Thomas Cody, Spear, Jeffrey, Williams, Scott A, DeSilva, Jeremy M

“…The evolution of bipedalism and reduced reliance on arboreality in hominins resulted in larger lower limb joints relative to the joints of the upper limb. The…”
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Lucy's flat feet: the relationship between the ankle and rearfoot arching in early hominins by DeSilva, Jeremy M, Throckmorton, Zachary J

“…In the Plio-Pleistocene, the hominin foot evolved from a grasping appendage to a stiff, propulsive lever. Central to this transition was the development of the…”
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Brain size at birth throughout human evolution: A new method for estimating neonatal brain size in hominins by DeSilva, Jeremy M., Lesnik, Julie J.

“…An increase in brain size is a hallmark of human evolution. Questions regarding the evolution of brain development and obstetric constraints in the human…”
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Bipedal locomotion in zoo apes: Revisiting the hylobatian model for bipedal origins by Rosen, Kyle H., Jones, Caroline E., DeSilva, Jeremy M.

“…Bipedal locomotion is a hallmark of being human. Yet the body form from which bipedalism evolved remains unclear. Specifically, the positional behaviour (i.e…”
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Downclimbing and the evolution of ape forelimb morphologies by Fannin, Luke D, Joy, Mary S, Dominy, Nathaniel J, McGraw, W Scott, DeSilva, Jeremy M

“…The forelimbs of hominoid primates (apes) are decidedly more flexible than those of monkeys, especially at the shoulder, elbow and wrist joints. It is tempting…”
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Mechanical loading of primate fingers on vertical rock surfaces by Everett, Michael C, Elliott, Marina C, Gaynor, David, Hill, Austin C, Syeda, Samar M, Casana, Jesse, Zipfel, Bernhard, DeSilva, Jeremy M, Dominy, Nathaniel J

“…rock walls is attested by several populations of baboons, one of which uses a 7-m ver tical surface to enter for estimating the probability of extreme…”
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Neonatal Shoulder Width Suggests a Semirotational, Oblique Birth Mechanism in Australopithecus afarensis by DeSilva, Jeremy M., Laudicina, Natalie M., Rosenberg, Karen R., Trevathan, Wenda R.

“…ABSTRACT Birth mechanics in early hominins are often reconstructed based on cephalopelvic proportions, with little attention paid to neonatal shoulders. Here,…”
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Osteogenic relationship between the lateral plantar process and the peroneal tubercle in the human calcaneus by Gill, Corey M., Taneja, Atul K., Bredella, Miriam A., Torriani, Martin, DeSilva, Jeremy M.

“…The osteogenic relationship between the lateral plantar process and the peroneal tubercle has been an uncertainty for researchers over several decades. While…”
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Phenotypic Plasticity of Climbing-Related Traits in the Ankle Joint of Great Apes and Rainforest Hunter-Gatherers by Venkataraman, Vivek V., Kraft, Thomas S., Desilva, Jeremy M., Dominy, Nathaniel J.

“…The “negrito” and African “pygmy” phenotypes are predominately exhibited by hunter-gatherers living in rainforest habitats. Foraging within such habitats is…”
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Comment on "The growth pattern of Neandertals, reconstructed from a juvenile skeleton from El Sidrón (Spain)" by DeSilva, Jeremy M

“…Rosas (Reports, 22 September 2017, p. 1282) calculate El Sidrón J1 to have reached only 87.5% of its adult brain size. This finding is based on an…”
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