Sifaka positional behavior: Ontogenetic and quantitative genetic approaches

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 261-271

  Lawler, Richard R ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Heritability; Lemur; Locomotion; Ontogeny; Selection gradient

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BODY WEIGHT; FOOT; HAND; HERITABILITY; LIMB; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR COORDINATION; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PRIMATE; PROSIMIAN; QUANTITATIVE GENETICS;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; EVOLUTION; FOOT; HAND; LEMUR; LOCOMOTION;

EID: 33748656487     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20430     Document Type: Article

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