Comparison of hind limb muscle mass in neonate and adult prosimian primates

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 231-242

  Atzeva, M ^a   Demes, B ^b   Kirkbride, M L ^a   Burrows, A M ^c,d   Smith, T D ^a,d  

^a SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth and development; Quadrupedalism; Vertical clinging and leaping

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; LIMB; LOCOMOTION; NEONATE; ONTOGENY; PRIMATE;

LEMURIDAE; PRIMATES; PROPITHECUS; STREPSIRHINI; TARSIUS SYRICHTA;

EID: 33846925089     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.08.009     Document Type: Article

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