Dynamic plantar pressure distribution during terrestrial locomotion of bonobos (Pan paniscus)

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 373-383

  Vereecke, Evie ^a   Kristiaan D'Aout ^d   De Clercq, Dirk ^b   Van Elsacker, Linda ^a,c   Aerts, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION   (Belgium)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Bipedal quadrupedal walking; Foot function; Pedobarography; Primate locomotion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOOT; FOOT SOLE; HALLUX; HEEL; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIMATE; WALKING SPEED;

ANIMALS; FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; PAN PANISCUS; PRESSURE; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES;

EID: 0347296385     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.10163     Document Type: Article

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