Morphological and functional differentiation in the lumbar spine of lorisids and galagids

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 86-102

  Shapiro, Liza J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Galagos; Locomotion; Lorises; Lumbar; Postcrania; Vertebrae

Indexed keywords

ANCESTRY; BODY SIZE; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; LIMB; LOCOMOTION; MORPHOMETRY; PRIMATE;

ANIMAL; BODY POSTURE; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HISTOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSIMIAN;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; LOCOMOTION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; POSTURE; STREPSIRHINI;

GALAGONIDAE; INDRIDAE; LORIDAE;

EID: 33846384381     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20329     Document Type: Conference Paper

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