Compliant walking in primates: Elbow and knee yield in primates compared to other mammals

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 42-50

  Larney, Eileen ^a   Larson, Susan G ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arborealism; Early primate evolution; Limb compliance; Limb yield; Marsupials

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; CALCULATION; CARNIVORE; ELBOW; FORCE; FORELIMB; GAIT; HINDLIMB; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE FUNCTION; LOCOMOTION; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; RODENT;

ANIMALS; ELBOW; KNEE; MAMMALS; PRIMATES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WALKING;

EID: 4143152760     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.10366     Document Type: Article

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