Kinematics of vertical climbing in lorises and Cheirogaleus medius

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 469-478

  Hanna, J B ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Energetics; Fat tailed dwarf lemur; Joint angles; Locomotor evolution; Loris; Loris tardigradus; Nycticebus coucang; Nycticebus pygmaeus; Prosimian; Step length

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; LOCOMOTION;

ARANEAE; ATELES SP.; CHEIROGALEUS MEDIUS; LORIDAE; LORIS; LORIS TARDIGRADUS; MACACA; MACACA FUSCATA; NYCTICEBUS COUCANG; NYCTICEBUS PYGMAEUS; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 33644867861     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2005.12.001     Document Type: Article

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