Arboreal bipedalism in wild chimpanzees: Implications for the evolution of hominid posture and locomotion

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 225-231

  Stanford, Craig B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arboreality; Bipedalism; Chimpanzee; Human evolution

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CHIMPANZEE; DISABILITY; EVOLUTION; FORAGING; FOREST; GAIT; LEG MOVEMENT; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDING; WALKING;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; OBSERVATION; PAN TROGLODYTES; POSTURE; SEX FACTORS; TREES; UGANDA;

EID: 31344444636     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20284     Document Type: Article

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