Suspensory locomotion of Lagothrix lagothricha and Ateles belzebuth in Yasuní National Park, Ecuador

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 685-699

  Cant, John G H ^a   Youlatos, Dionisios ^b   Rose, Michael D ^c  

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

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ateles; Atelinae; Habitat structure; Lagothrix; Locomotor behavior; Suspension

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LOCOMOTION; MORPHOLOGY; PRIMATE;

ECUADOR; YASUNI NATIONAL PARK;

ARANEAE; ATELES; ATELES BELZEBUTH; ATELES SP.; ATELINAE; LAGOTHRIX; LAGOTHRIX LAGOTHRICHA; LAGOTHRIX LAGOTRICHA;

EID: 0037997451     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2484(03)00060-5     Document Type: Article

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