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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2025
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Lucyna A. Bowland

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Senior Graduate Assistant

Unknown Researcher

1 h-index 4 pubs 13 cited

  • Animals
  • Fossils
  • Humans
  • Metacarpal Bones
  • Hand
  • Haplorhini
  • Biological Evolution
  • Hominidae
  • Neanderthals
  • Caves
  • Adult
  • Anthropology, Physical
  • Female
  • Gorilla gorilla
  • Functional Laterality

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Lucyna A. Bowland's research investigates the evolutionary morphology of hominid hand bones, with a specific focus on metacarpal shaft morphology. Her work examines distinct features in the first metacarpal of *Homo naledi*, identifying characteristics that are intermediate between australopiths and other members of the genus *Homo*. Additionally, Bowland studies hand preference and enthesis asymmetry in humans, comparing these patterns with those observed in nonhuman primates. She has co-authored publications with collaborators Lucas K. Delezene, Lesley H. Eason, and J. Michael Plavcan, all from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Bowland's scholarly output includes four publications with 12 citations and an h-index of 1.

Metrics

  • h-index: 1
  • Publications: 4
  • Citations: 13

Selected Publications

  • Enthesis Size and Hand Preference: Asymmetry in Humans Contrasts With Symmetry in Nonhuman Primates (2025)
    American Journal of Biological Anthropology 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Homo naledi pollical metacarpal shaft morphology is distinctive and intermediate between that of australopiths and other members of the genus Homo (2021)
    Journal of Human Evolution 12 citations DOI OpenAlex

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8 Collaborators 13 Institutions 6 Countries

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