Stride lengths and frequencies of arboreal walking in seven species of didelphid marsupials

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 101-111

  Delciellos, Ana C ^a   Vieira, Marcus V ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Didelphimorphia; Locomotion; Neotropical forest; Performance; Velocity; Vertical stratification

Indexed keywords

ARBOREAL SPECIES; CANOPY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HABITAT USE; MARSUPIAL; NEOTROPICAL REGION; VELOCITY; WALKING;

ATLANTIC FOREST; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; CALUROMYS PHILANDER; DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIMORPHIA; DIDELPHIS AURITA; GRACILINANUS MICROTARSUS; MARMOSOPS INCANUS; METATHERIA; MICOUREUS DEMERARAE; PHILANDER;

EID: 33847757567     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03194205     Document Type: Article

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