Effects of growth and speed on hindlimb joint angular displacement patterns in vervet monkeys ( Cercopithecus aethiops )

Bibliographic Data

ID8321671
AuthorsJoel A Vilensky (0000-0002-2206-6524, Indiana University Fort Wayne), Eva Gankiewicz (Indiana University School of Medicine)
Year1990
Volume81
Issue3
Pages441-449
Publication date1990-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.1330810313
PMID2327484
OpenAlexW2025964047
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited15

Hip, knee, and ankle joint displacement patterns are compared across both age and speed for five immature vervet monkeys sampled approximately every 6 months over a 3 year period. The analysis indicated that, as a group, the animals displayed no consistent changes in joint patterns as they grew. However, individual animals showed consistent patterns. There were also no consistent effects of size across animals at the walk–gallop transition. This is contrary to McMahon's prediction (J. Appl. Physiol. 39 :619–627, 1975) based upon his elastic‐similarity model of animal scaling. With increasing speed, when symmetrical gaits were used, all of the animals tended to show a decrease in the relative positions of the hip, knee, and ankle maximum values. Furthermore, across the walk–gallop transition, the animals tended to show a decrease in the range of ankle and knee movements

Ankle · Biology · Cercopithecus aethiops · Displacement (psychology) · Hindlimb · Joint (building) · Knee Joint · Primate · Vervet monkey · Zoology · Amphibian and Reptile Biology · Anatomy · Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior · Ecology · Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies · Medicine · Psychology · Surgery