Gait dynamics of Cebus apella during quadrupedalism on different substrates

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 273-286

  Carlson, Kristian J ^a,b   Demes, Brigitte ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capuchin; Kinematics; Locomotion; Substrate reaction force; Tool use

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; FORCE; GAIT; HINDLIMB; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; MONKEY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; RANGE OF MOTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CEBUS; FORELIMB; GAIT; HINDLIMB; MALE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREES; VIDEO RECORDING; WALKING;

ATELES SP.; CEBIDAE; CEBUS; CEBUS APELLA; MAMMALIA; PAN; PRIMATES; SIMIIFORMES;

EID: 77952764677     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21224     Document Type: Article

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