Gait mechanics of lemurid primates on terrestrial and arboreal substrates

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 199-217

  Franz, Theresa M ^a   Demes, Brigitte ^a   Carlson, Kristian J ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eulemur fulvus; Kinematics; Kinetics; Lemur catta; Substrate reaction forces

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; MOVEMENT; PRIMATE;

ANIMALIA; ANTHROPOIDEA; EULEMUR; EULEMUR FULVUS; LEMUR CATTA; LEMURIDAE; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 13444257403     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2004.11.004     Document Type: Article

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