The kinematics of load carrying in humans and great apes: Implications for the evolution of human bipedalism

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 309-328

  Watson, J ^a   Payne, R ^b   Chamberlain, A ^c   Jones, R ^d   Sellers, W I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bipedalism; Evolution; Great apes; Kinematics; Load carrying; Locomotion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GORILLA; HOMINID; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; ORANG UTAN; PAN PANISCUS; PAN TROGLODYTES; PHYSIOLOGY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GORILLA GORILLA; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PAN PANISCUS; PAN TROGLODYTES; PONGO ABELII; PONGO PYGMAEUS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA; HOMINIDAE; PAN; PAN PANISCUS; PAN TROGLODYTES; PONGO PYGMAEUS; PONGO PYGMAEUS ABELII; PRIMATES;

EID: 70449671198     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000258646     Document Type: Article

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