The Developmental Order of Bipedal Locomotion in the Jerboa (Jaculus orientalis): Pivoting, Creeping, Quadrupedalism, and Bipedalism

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-142

  Eilam, David ^a   Shefer, Gabi ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bipedal locomotion; Crawling; Creeping; Giant Egyptian jerboa; Jaculus orientalis; Pivoting; Postnatal development; Quadrupedal locomotion

Indexed keywords

JACULUS ORIENTALIS; MACROPUS SP.; RODENTIA;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RODENT;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; POSTURE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RODENTIA;

EID: 0031227905     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2302(199709)31:2<137::AID-DEV6>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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