Locomotion and posture in Ateles geoffroyi and ateles paniscus

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1978, Pages 161-193

  Mittermeier, Russell A ^a,b,c  

^a New York Zoological Society ^*  (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ateles geoffroyi; Ateles paniscus; Evolution; Hominoid; Horizontal climbing; Locomotion; Posture; Quadrumanous climbing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; LOCOMOTION; PRIMATE;

ANIMAL; LOCOMOTION; POSTURE; PRIMATES;

EID: 0345360492     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000155862     Document Type: Article

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