Mediolateral forces associated with quadrupedal gaits of lemurids

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 266, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 261-273

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

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arboreal; Eulemur fulvus; Kinetics; Lemur catta; Locomotion; Substrate reaction force; Terrestrial

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; LOCOMOTION; PRIMATE;

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

EID: 22344444956     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836905006874     Document Type: Article

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