Mechanical analysis of infant carrying in hominoids

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 281-292

  Amaral, Lia Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bipedalism; Clinging; Friction; Hair strength; Infant carrying; Reduction of body hairs

Indexed keywords

BIPEDALISM; DIVERGENCE; FRICTION; HAIR; HOMINID; NEONATE; NUMERICAL METHOD; PARENTAL CARE; SURVIVAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL TISSUE; APE; ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR TEXTURE; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; GORILLA GORILLA; HAIR; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; HYLOBATES; LIFTING; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PONGO PYGMAEUS;

HOMO; HYLOBATIDAE; PONGO PYGMAEUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 41049092738     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-007-0325-0     Document Type: Article

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