Locomotor versatility in the white-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar): A spatiotemporal analysis of the bipedal, tripedal, and quadrupedal gaits

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 552-567

  Vereecke, Evie E ^a   D'Août, Kristiaan ^a   Aerts, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Evolution of bipedalism; Footfall patterns; Terrestrial locomotion; Velocity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIPEDALISM; PRIMATE;

ANIMALIA; HAPLORHINI; HYLOBATES LAR; HYLOBATES SP.; PAN PANISCUS;

EID: 33646185900     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2005.12.011     Document Type: Article

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