Learning the ropes: The ontogeny of locomotion in red-shanked douc (Pygathrix nemaeus), Delacour's (Trachypithecus delacouri), and Hatinh langurs (Trachypithecus hatinhensis) I. Positional behavior

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 371-380

  Workman, Catherine ^a   Covert, Herbert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Colobines; Suspensory behavior; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; PYGATHRIX NEMAEUS; TRACHYPITHECUS DELACOURI; TRACHYPITHECUS HATINHENSIS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLOBINAE; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE;

EID: 26044477739     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20205     Document Type: Article

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