A review of trabecular bone functional adaptation: what have we learned from trabecular analyses in extant hominoids and what can we apply to fossils?
TL Kivell - Journal of Anatomy, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Many of the unresolved debates in palaeoanthropology regarding evolution of particular
locomotor or manipulative behaviours are founded in differing opinions about the functional …
locomotor or manipulative behaviours are founded in differing opinions about the functional …
Form, function, and geometric morphometrics
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 …
studying shape variation in a wide variety of taxa. While the GM toolkit has unparalleled …
Long bone articular and diaphyseal structure in Old World monkeys and apes. I: locomotor effects
CB Ruff - American Journal of Physical Anthropology: The …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
The relationship between locomotor behavior and long bone structural proportions is
examined in 179 individuals and 13 species of hominoids and cercopithecoids. Articular …
examined in 179 individuals and 13 species of hominoids and cercopithecoids. Articular …
Insights into the evolution of human bipedalism from experimental studies of humans and other primates
D Schmitt - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2003 - journals.biologists.com
An understanding of the evolution of human bipedalism can provide valuable insights into
the biomechanical and physiological characteristics of locomotion in modern humans. The …
the biomechanical and physiological characteristics of locomotion in modern humans. The …
Support polygons and symmetrical gaits in mammals
The symmetrical gaits of quadrupedal mammals are often described in terms of two
variables: duty factor (S= the stanceperiod of one foot, as a percentage of the gait cycle) and …
variables: duty factor (S= the stanceperiod of one foot, as a percentage of the gait cycle) and …
Origins of primate locomotion: gait mechanics of the woolly opossum
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 …
During quadrupedal walking, primates use diagonal sequence gaits, protract their arms …
Compliant walking in primates
D Schmitt - Journal of Zoology, 1999 - cambridge.org
It is now well recognized that terrestrial mammals can maintain equivalent bone stresses
despite dramatic differences in body size through the adoption of extended limb positions …
despite dramatic differences in body size through the adoption of extended limb positions …
The evolution of the upright posture and gait—a review and a new synthesis
C Niemitz - Naturwissenschaften, 2010 - Springer
During the last century, approximately 30 hypotheses have been constructed to explain the
evolution of the human upright posture and locomotion. The most important and recent ones …
evolution of the human upright posture and locomotion. The most important and recent ones …
Biomechanics of quadrupedal walking: how do four-legged animals achieve inverted pendulum-like movements?
Walking involves a cyclic exchange of gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy of
the center of mass. Our goal was to understand how the limbs of walking quadrupeds …
the center of mass. Our goal was to understand how the limbs of walking quadrupeds …
Bipedal and quadrupedal locomotion in chimpanzees
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 …
been a common point of reference for understanding the evolution of bipedal locomotion in …