Uniqueness of primate forelimb posture during quadrupedal locomotion

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 87-101

  Larson, Susan G ^a   Schmitt, Daniel ^b   Lemelin, Pierre ^b   Hamrick, Mark ^c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; HUMERUS; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; WALKING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; FORELIMB; HUMERUS; LOCOMOTION; MAMMALS; POSTURE; PRIMATES;

EID: 0034007331     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(200005)112:1<87::AID-AJPA9>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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