Ontogeny of limb force distribution in squirrel monkeys (Saimiri boliviensis): Insights into the mechanical bases of primate hind limb dominance

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 473-485

  Young, Jesse W ^a,b  

^a Northeast Ohio Medical University   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active weight shift; Center of mass; Kinematics; Kinetics; Limb compliance; Locomotor development

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; KINEMATICS; LOCOMOTION; MAMMAL; MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; PRIMATE;

MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; SAIMIRI; SAIMIRI BOLIVIENSIS; SCIURUS IGNITUS;

EID: 84859158103     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2012.01.003     Document Type: Article

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