Geometric morphometrics (GM) has increasingly become an important tool in assessing and
studying shape variation in a wide variety of taxa. While the GM toolkit has unparalleled …

An understanding of the evolution of human bipedalism can provide valuable insights into
the biomechanical and physiological characteristics of locomotion in modern humans. The …

SUMMARY A comparative study of quantitative kinematic data of fore-and hindlimb
movements of eight different mammalian species leads to the recognition of basic principles …

The locomotion of primates differs from that of other mammals in three fundamental ways.
During quadrupedal walking, primates use diagonal sequence gaits, protract their arms …

Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) habitually walk both bipedally and quadrupedally, and have
been a common point of reference for understanding the evolution of bipedal locomotion in …

Locomotor diversity has meant many different things depending on the subject area or
investigator. While no concrete definition of locomotor diversity is currently available, this …

We hypothesized that the activation patterns of flexor and extensor muscles and the
resulting kinematics of the forelimbs and hindlimbs during locomotion in the Rhesus would …

The study of quadrupeds has furnished most of our understanding of mammalian
locomotion. To allow a more direct comparison of coordination between the four limbs in …

The origin of primates has had a long history of discussion and debate, with few ever
considering the impact of the original body weight on subsequent primate adaptive …

The range of inclines and perch diameters in arboreal habitats poses a number of functional
challenges for locomotion. To effectively overcome these challenges, arboreal lizards …