Orangutans employ unique strategies to control branch flexibility

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 106, Issue 31, 2009, Pages 12646-12651

  Thorpe, Susannah K S ^a   Holder, Roger ^a   Crompton, Robin H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Compliance; Hominoid evolution; Locomotor ecology; Positional behavior

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FEEDING; FEMALE; FOSSIL; GAIT; LIMB MOVEMENT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NONHUMAN; ORANG UTAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAVEL; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANTHROPOIDEA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PLIABILITY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TREE;

HOMINOIDEA; MAMMALIA; PONGO PYGMAEUS; PONGO PYGMAEUS ABELII; PRIMATES;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PLIABILITY; PONGO PYGMAEUS; POSTURE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TREES;

EID: 69149100770     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0811537106     Document Type: Article

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