Characteristics of vertical climbing in African apes

Senckenbergiana Lethaea

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 115-124

  Isler, Karin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

3D kinematics; Gorilla gorilla gorilla; Hominoidea; Locomotion; Pan paniscus; Spatio temporal gait parameters

Indexed keywords

BIPEDALISM; CLIMBING BEHAVIOR; PRIMATE;

ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; GORILLA GORILLA; GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA; HOMINIDAE; HOMINOIDEA; HOMO; PAN PANISCUS; PANISCUS; PRIMATES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036061372     PISSN: 00372110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03043777     Document Type: Article

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