Experimental Analyses of the Relationship Between Semicircular Canal Morphology and Locomotor Head Rotations in Primates
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Experimental Analyses of the Relationship Between Semicircular Canal Morphology and Locomotor Head Rotations in Primates by Michael David Malinzak Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Richard F. Kay, Ph.D., Supervisor ___________________________ Matthew Cartmill, Ph.D. ___________________________ Kenneth E. Glander, Ph.D. ___________________________ Srinivasan Mukundan, Jr., Ph.D., M.D. An abstract of a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy in the Graduate School of Duke University
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تاریخ انتشار 2010