The fine-branch niche is a natural setting found among the slender vines and terminal
branches of shrubs and tree canopies. In this study, the authors designed two simulations of …

The origin of the mammalian order Primates is nested within a Euarchontan ancestry that
was probably exploiting the fine branch arboreal niche in a facultative way. A putative …

We use an outbred laboratory mouse strain (ICR/CD‐1, Charles River Laboratories, Inc.) to
model a type of preprimate locomotion associated with rudimentary pedal grasping. Ten …

Mice raised in experimental habitats containing an artificial network of narrow “arboreal”
supports frequently use hallucal grasps during locomotion. Therefore, mice in these …

Fine-branch models have long played a central role in primate evolutionary research.
Nevertheless, recent studies of positional behavior in nonprimate arboreal mammals have …

In order to exploit the three‐dimensional, discontinuous and unstable arboreal milieu, most
arboreal mammals employ efficient foot (pedal) grasping that establishes firm contact with …

Arboreal habitats pose several challenges for locomotion resulting from narrow cylindrical
surfaces, steep slopes, and secondary branches that can form obstructions. We used …

Locomotor features shared by arboreal marsupials and primates are frequently cited as a
functional complex that evolved in the context of a “fine branch niche.” Adaptation to a fine …

Whether an animal is just going about its daily business or escaping from predators, moving
can take quite a bit of energy. So, some animals have adopted jumping as a way of making …

Exploring Animal Behavior in Laboratory and Field, Second Edition provides a
comprehensive manual on animal behavior lab activities. This new edition brings together …