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Locomotor economy and the origin of bipedality: Reply to Steudel-Numbers
William R. Leonard,
Marcia L. Robertson,
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William R. Leonard
Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208
Department of Anthropology, 1810 Hinman Ave., Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208Search for more papers by this authorMarcia L. Robertson
Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208
Search for more papers by this authorWilliam R. Leonard,
Marcia L. Robertson,
Corresponding Author
William R. Leonard
Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208
Department of Anthropology, 1810 Hinman Ave., Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208Search for more papers by this authorMarcia L. Robertson
Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208
Search for more papers by this author
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