Locomotor mechanics of the slender loris (Loris tardigradus)

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 85-94

  Schmitt, Daniel ^a   Lemelin, Pierre ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Force; Gait; Kinematics; Kinetics; Locomotion; Lorises; Primates

Indexed keywords

LOCOMOTION; PRIMATE; WALKING;

CALLITHRIX; CALUROMYS; CALUROMYS PHILANDER; DIDELPHIDAE; LORIDAE; LORIS; LORIS TARDIGRADUS; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; NYCTICEBUS; PHILANDER; PRIMATES;

EID: 3342939779     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2004.05.006     Document Type: Article

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