Characteristics of Vertical Climbing in Gibbons

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages 49-52

  Isler, Karin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Gait patterns; Hylobates gabriallae; Hylobates lar; Hylobates leucogenys; Kinematics; Locomotion; Primates; Vertical climbing

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ATELES SP.; GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA; HAPLORHINI; HOMINOIDEA; HYLOBATES; HYLOBATES LAR; HYLOBATES LEUCOGENYS; HYLOBATIDAE; MACACA; MACACA FUSCATA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0036965219     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/evan.10055     Document Type: Article

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