Head posture and visual orientation in Loris tardigradus during locomotion on oblique supports

Leaping Ahead: Advances in Prosimian Biology

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 97-104

  Stevens, Nancy J ^a   Heesy, Christopher P ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84959461144     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4511-1_11     Document Type: Chapter

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