Functional anatomy of the gibbon forelimb: Adaptations to a brachiating lifestyle

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 215, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 335-354

  Michilsens, Fana ^a,b   Vereecke, Evie E ^a,c   D'août, Kristiaan ^a,b   Aerts, Peter ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Biomechanics; Brachiation; Hylobates; Muscle architecture

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORELIMB; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GIBBON; HAPLORHINI; LIFESTYLE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; MYOFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COMPARISON; TENDON;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HYLOBATES; LIFE STYLE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS;

HYLOBATES; HYLOBATIDAE; MACACA; PAN; PRIMATES;

EID: 69249217938     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2009.01109.x     Document Type: Article

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