Susannah K S Thorpe
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 95763 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Susannah K S Thorpe |
| NOMBRES | Susannah K S |
| APELLIDO | Thorpe |
| FIRMA | THORPE S K S |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Birmingham |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6160-4452 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 13 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 159 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 13 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1999 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2022 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
The role of great ape behavioral ecology in One Health
Behavior is the interface through which animals interact with their environments, and therefore has potentially cascading impacts on the health of individuals, populations, their habitats, and the humans that share them. Evolution has shaped the interaction between species and their environments. Thus, alterations to the species‐typical “wild‐type” behavioral repertoire (and the ability of the individual to adapt flexibly which elements of the re…
Arboreal Postures Elicit Hand Preference when Accessing a Hard-to-Reach Foraging Device in Captive Bonobos (Pan paniscus)
Practice makes perfect
Putting flesh on to hominin bones
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The arboreal origins of human bipedalism
Almost a century and a half ago, Charles Darwin inThe Descent of Man(1871: 141) highlighted the evolution of bipedalism as one of the key features of the human lineage, freeing the hands for carrying and for using and making tools. But how did it arise? The famous footprints from Laetoli in Tanzania show that hominin ancestors were walking upright by at least 3.65 million years ago. Recent work, however, suggests a much earlier origin for bipedal…
Forest Structure and Support Availability Influence Orangutan Locomotion in Sumatra and Borneo
The influence of habitat structure and support availability on support use is an important aspect of understanding locomotor behavior in arboreal primates. We compared habitat structure and support availability in three orangutan study sites—two on Sumatra ( Pongo abelii ) in the dry‐lowland forest of Ketambe and peat swamp forest of Suaq Balimbing, and one on Borneo ( Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii ) in the disturbed peat swamp forest of Sabangau—to bet…
Locomotor behavior of wild orangutans ( pongo pygmaeus wurmbii ) in disturbed peat swamp forest, Sabangau, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
This study examined the locomotor behavior of wild Bornean orangutans ( P. p. wurmbii ) in an area of disturbed peat swamp forest (Sabangau Catchment, Indonesia) in relation to the height in the canopy, age‐sex class, behavior (feeding or traveling), and the number of supports used to bear body mass. Backward elimination log‐linear modeling was employed to expose the main influences on orangutan locomotion. Our results showed that the most import…
Postural strategies employed by orangutans ( Pongo abelii ) during feeding in the terminal branch niche
Obtaining food in an arboreal habitat is complex due to the irregular and flexible nature of the supports available. As the largest predominantly arboreal primate, orangutans are expected to have developed particular postural strategies to enable them to feed successfully. In particular, they need to be able to cope within the terminal branch niche (TBN) as this is where the smallest, most compliant supports are, and also where the majority of th…
Vertical Clinging and Leaping Revisited
Origin of Human Bipedalism As an Adaptation for Locomotion on Flexible Branches
Human bipedalism is commonly thought to have evolved from a quadrupedal terrestrial precursor, yet some recent paleontological evidence suggests that adaptations for bipedalism arose in an arboreal context. However, the adaptive benefit of arboreal bipedalism has been unknown. Here we show that it allows the most arboreal great ape, the orangutan, to access supports too flexible to be negotiated otherwise. Orangutans react to branch flexibility l…
Orangutan positional behavior and the nature of arboreal locomotion in Hominoidea
The Asian apes, more than any other, are restricted to an arboreal habitat. They are consequently an important model in the interpretation of the morphological commonalities of the apes, which are locomotor features associated with arboreal living. This paper presents a detailed analysis of orangutan positional behavior for all age‐sex categories and during a complete range of behavioral contexts, following standardized positional mode descriptio…
Locomotor ecology of wild orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus abelii) in the Gunung Leuser Ecosystem, Sumatra, Indonesia
The large body mass and exclusively arboreal lifestyle of Sumatran orangutans identify them as a key species in understanding the dynamic between primates and their environment. Increased knowledge of primate locomotor ecology, coupled with recent developments in the standardization of positional mode classifications (Hunt et al. [1996] Primates 37:363-387), opened the way for sophisticated multivariate statistical approaches, clarifying complex …
Dimensions and moment arms of the hind- and forelimb muscles of common chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
This paper supplies quantitative data on the hind- and forelimb musculature of common chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and calculates maximum joint moments of force as a contribution to a better understanding of the differences between chimpanzee and human locomotion. We dissected three chimpanzees, and recorded muscle mass, fascicle length, and physiological cross-sectional area (PCSA). We also obtained flexion/extension moment arms of the major mu…
Orangutan positional behavior and the nature of arboreal locomotion in Hominoidea
The Asian apes, more than any other, are restricted to an arboreal habitat. They are consequently an important model in the interpretation of the morphological commonalities of the apes, which are locomotor features associated with arboreal living. This paper presents a detailed analysis of orangutan positional behavior for all age‐sex categories and during a complete range of behavioral contexts, following standardized positional mode descriptio…
Locomotor ecology of wild orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus abelii) in the Gunung Leuser Ecosystem, Sumatra, Indonesia
The large body mass and exclusively arboreal lifestyle of Sumatran orangutans identify them as a key species in understanding the dynamic between primates and their environment. Increased knowledge of primate locomotor ecology, coupled with recent developments in the standardization of positional mode classifications (Hunt et al. [1996] Primates 37:363-387), opened the way for sophisticated multivariate statistical approaches, clarifying complex …
Locomotor behavior of wild orangutans ( pongo pygmaeus wurmbii ) in disturbed peat swamp forest, Sabangau, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
This study examined the locomotor behavior of wild Bornean orangutans ( P. p. wurmbii ) in an area of disturbed peat swamp forest (Sabangau Catchment, Indonesia) in relation to the height in the canopy, age‐sex class, behavior (feeding or traveling), and the number of supports used to bear body mass. Backward elimination log‐linear modeling was employed to expose the main influences on orangutan locomotion. Our results showed that the most import…
Vertical Clinging and Leaping Revisited
The arboreal origins of human bipedalism
Almost a century and a half ago, Charles Darwin inThe Descent of Man(1871: 141) highlighted the evolution of bipedalism as one of the key features of the human lineage, freeing the hands for carrying and for using and making tools. But how did it arise? The famous footprints from Laetoli in Tanzania show that hominin ancestors were walking upright by at least 3.65 million years ago. Recent work, however, suggests a much earlier origin for bipedal…
Postural strategies employed by orangutans ( Pongo abelii ) during feeding in the terminal branch niche
Obtaining food in an arboreal habitat is complex due to the irregular and flexible nature of the supports available. As the largest predominantly arboreal primate, orangutans are expected to have developed particular postural strategies to enable them to feed successfully. In particular, they need to be able to cope within the terminal branch niche (TBN) as this is where the smallest, most compliant supports are, and also where the majority of th…
Practice makes perfect
Dimensions and moment arms of the hind- and forelimb muscles of common chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
This paper supplies quantitative data on the hind- and forelimb musculature of common chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and calculates maximum joint moments of force as a contribution to a better understanding of the differences between chimpanzee and human locomotion. We dissected three chimpanzees, and recorded muscle mass, fascicle length, and physiological cross-sectional area (PCSA). We also obtained flexion/extension moment arms of the major mu…
Locomotor ecology of wild orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus abelii) in the Gunung Leuser Ecosystem, Sumatra, Indonesia
The large body mass and exclusively arboreal lifestyle of Sumatran orangutans identify them as a key species in understanding the dynamic between primates and their environment. Increased knowledge of primate locomotor ecology, coupled with recent developments in the standardization of positional mode classifications (Hunt et al. [1996] Primates 37:363-387), opened the way for sophisticated multivariate statistical approaches, clarifying complex …
Orangutan positional behavior and the nature of arboreal locomotion in Hominoidea
The Asian apes, more than any other, are restricted to an arboreal habitat. They are consequently an important model in the interpretation of the morphological commonalities of the apes, which are locomotor features associated with arboreal living. This paper presents a detailed analysis of orangutan positional behavior for all age‐sex categories and during a complete range of behavioral contexts, following standardized positional mode descriptio…
Origin of Human Bipedalism As an Adaptation for Locomotion on Flexible Branches
Human bipedalism is commonly thought to have evolved from a quadrupedal terrestrial precursor, yet some recent paleontological evidence suggests that adaptations for bipedalism arose in an arboreal context. However, the adaptive benefit of arboreal bipedalism has been unknown. Here we show that it allows the most arboreal great ape, the orangutan, to access supports too flexible to be negotiated otherwise. Orangutans react to branch flexibility l…
Vertical Clinging and Leaping Revisited
Locomotor behavior of wild orangutans ( pongo pygmaeus wurmbii ) in disturbed peat swamp forest, Sabangau, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
This study examined the locomotor behavior of wild Bornean orangutans ( P. p. wurmbii ) in an area of disturbed peat swamp forest (Sabangau Catchment, Indonesia) in relation to the height in the canopy, age‐sex class, behavior (feeding or traveling), and the number of supports used to bear body mass. Backward elimination log‐linear modeling was employed to expose the main influences on orangutan locomotion. Our results showed that the most import…
Postural strategies employed by orangutans ( Pongo abelii ) during feeding in the terminal branch niche
Obtaining food in an arboreal habitat is complex due to the irregular and flexible nature of the supports available. As the largest predominantly arboreal primate, orangutans are expected to have developed particular postural strategies to enable them to feed successfully. In particular, they need to be able to cope within the terminal branch niche (TBN) as this is where the smallest, most compliant supports are, and also where the majority of th…
Forest Structure and Support Availability Influence Orangutan Locomotion in Sumatra and Borneo
The influence of habitat structure and support availability on support use is an important aspect of understanding locomotor behavior in arboreal primates. We compared habitat structure and support availability in three orangutan study sites—two on Sumatra ( Pongo abelii ) in the dry‐lowland forest of Ketambe and peat swamp forest of Suaq Balimbing, and one on Borneo ( Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii ) in the disturbed peat swamp forest of Sabangau—to bet…
Putting flesh on to hominin bones
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The arboreal origins of human bipedalism
Almost a century and a half ago, Charles Darwin inThe Descent of Man(1871: 141) highlighted the evolution of bipedalism as one of the key features of the human lineage, freeing the hands for carrying and for using and making tools. But how did it arise? The famous footprints from Laetoli in Tanzania show that hominin ancestors were walking upright by at least 3.65 million years ago. Recent work, however, suggests a much earlier origin for bipedal…
Arboreal Postures Elicit Hand Preference when Accessing a Hard-to-Reach Foraging Device in Captive Bonobos (Pan paniscus)
Practice makes perfect
The role of great ape behavioral ecology in One Health
Behavior is the interface through which animals interact with their environments, and therefore has potentially cascading impacts on the health of individuals, populations, their habitats, and the humans that share them. Evolution has shaped the interaction between species and their environments. Thus, alterations to the species‐typical “wild‐type” behavioral repertoire (and the ability of the individual to adapt flexibly which elements of the re…
Biology (13 obras) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (12 obras) · Ecology (10 obras) · Arboreal locomotion (9 obras) · Habitat (8 obras) · Ecology (7 obras) · Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (6 obras) · Bipedalism (6 obras) · Evolutionary biology (5 obras) · Anatomy (4 obras)