Atelines, apes and Wrist Joints

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 193-198

  Youlatos, Denis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Alouatta seniculus; Ateles paniscus; Atelines; Climbing; Hominoids; Howling monkeys; Proximal wrist joint; Spider monkeys; Suspension; Ulnopisiform joint

Indexed keywords

ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA SENICULUS; ARANEAE; ATELES PANISCUS; ATELES SP.; HOMO; PANISCUS;

ALOUATTA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CEBIDAE; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; WRIST;

ALOUATTA; ANATOMY, COMPARATIVE; ANIMALS; CEBIDAE; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 2842579490     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000157222     Document Type: Article

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