From the ground up
Integrative research in primate locomotion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8313372 |
|---|---|
| Authors | T K Nalley (0000-0002-4296-2940, Department of Vertebrate Zoology and Anthropology California Academy of Sciences San Francisco CA 94118), K L Lewton (0000-0003-0674-2454, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA 02118, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 156 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 495-497 |
| Publication date | 2015-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.22725 |
| PMID | 25707761 |
| OpenAlex | W2155265551 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 20 |
Primate locomotor adaptation and evolution is a principal and thriving area of research by biological anthropologists. Research in this field generally targets hypotheses regarding locomotor kinetics and kinematics, form–function associations in both the soft and hard tissue components of the musculoskeletal system, and reconstructing locomotor behavior in fossil primates. A wide array of methodological approaches is used to address adaptive hypotheses in all of these realms. Recent advances in three‐dimensional shape capture, musculoskeletal physiological measurements, and analytical processing technologies (e.g., laser and CT‐scans, 3D motion analysis systems, finite element analysis) have facilitated the collection and analysis of larger and more complex locomotor datasets than previously possible. With these advances in technology, new methods of form–function analyses can be developed to produce a more thorough understanding of how form reflects an organism's mechanical requirements, how shape is influenced by external environmental factors, and how these investigations of living taxa can inform questions of primate paleobiology. The papers in this special section of the American Journal of Physical Anthropology present research that builds on that foundation, by combining new data on living primates and new methodologies and approaches to answer a range of questions on extant and extinct primates. Am J Phys Anthropol 156:495–497, 2015. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc
Adaptation (eye) · Biology · Bipedalism · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Data science · Evolutionary biology · Extant taxon · Function (biology) · Primate · Computer Science · Ecology · Evolution and Paleontology Studies · Neuroscience · Paleontology · Primate Behavior and Ecology · Psychology · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Locomotor behavior and skeletal morphology of two sympatric pitheciine monkeys, Pithecia pithecia and Chiropotes satanas
Origin of human bipedalism
Uniqueness of primate forelimb posture during quadrupedal locomotion
Angular momentum and arboreal stability in common marmosets ( C allithrix jacchus )
Allometric scaling and locomotor function in the primate pelvis
In vivo bone strain and bone functional adaptation
Midtarsal break variation in modern humans
Terrestrial adaptations in the postcranial skeletons of guenons
Lateral sequence walking in infant Papio cynocephalus
Reconciling the convergence of supraspinous fossa shape among hominoids in light of locomotor differences
Electromyography of crural and pedal muscles in tufted capuchin monkeys ( Sapajus apella )
Interpreting the posture and locomotion ofAustralopithecus afarensis
Substrate alters forelimb to hindlimb peak force ratios in primates
Evolution of hallucial grasping in the primates
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |