Human Evolutionary

Biomechanics Laboratory

Department of Anthropology

Washington University, St. Louis

We study the evolution of humans and other apes, focusing on metabolic energy expenditure and locomotor biomechanics
 
 

 

 

PEOPLE

Herman Pontzer

Anna Blackburn Wittman

Cara Ocobock

Tom Erez

Undergrad Researchers

 

COLLABORATORS

David Raichlen Univ. Arizona

Bill Smart Wash Univ.

Robert Shumaker Great Ape Trust

Susan Racette Wash U Med

William Wong Baylor Med

 

PROJECTS

Energy Use in Hadza Foragers

Ape Energetics & Life History

Ontogeny of Human Locomotion

Computer Models of Hominin Gait

Biomechanics of Dmanisi Hominids

Chimpanzee Locomotor Energetics

Pelvic Dimorphism & Locomotor Cost

Limb Length and Locomotor Cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

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