Pendular motion in the brachiation of captive Lagothrix and Ateles

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 263-281

  Turnquist, Jean E ^a,b,e   Schmitt, Daniel ^c   Rose, Michael D ^d   Cant, John G H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Ateles; Brachiation; Kinematics; Lagothrix

Indexed keywords

LOCOMOTION; PRIMATE;

ANIMALIA; ATELES; ATELES FUSCICEPS; ATELES FUSCICEPS ROBUSTUS; CEBIDAE; HYLOBATIDAE; LAGOTHRIX; LAGOTHRIX LAGOTHRICHA; LAGOTHRIX LAGOTRICHA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0033028922     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2345(1999)48:4<263::aid-ajp2>3.0.co;2-9     Document Type: Article

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