Forelimb proportions and kinematics: How are small primates different from other small mammals?

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 3775-3789

  Schmidt, Manuela ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Angular excursion; Eulemur fulvus; Intralimb proportions; Joint kinematics; Limb length scaling; Microcebus murinus; Saguinus oedipus; Saimiri sciureus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY SIZE; CARNIVORA; FORELIMB; HISTOLOGY; MARSUPIAL; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMATE; RODENT; SCANDENTIA;

ANIMALS; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; BODY SIZE; CARNIVORA; FORELIMB; MARSUPIALIA; PRIMATES; RODENTIA; SCANDENTIA;

CEBIDAE; EULEMUR FULVUS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; LEMURIDAE; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; MICROCEBUS MURINUS; PRIMATES; RODENTIA; SAGUINUS OEDIPUS; SAIMIRI; SAIMIRI SCIUREUS; SIMIIFORMES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 57449098466     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.019802     Document Type: Article

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