The discontinuity of the canopy habitat is one of the principle differences between the
terrestrial and arboreal environments. An animal's ability to cross gaps—to move from one …

Despite differences in the assumed ecological context in competing evolutionary scenarios
for early primate locomotion, there appears to be consensus about the adaptive significance …

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

Studies linking postcranial morphology with locomotion in mammals are common. However,
such studies are mostly restricted to caviomorphs in rodents. We present here data from …

Despite the importance that concepts of arboreal stability have in theories of primate
locomotor evolution, we currently lack measures of balance performance during primate …

Jumping is a common form of locomotion for many arboreal animals. Many species of the
arboreal lizard genus Anolis occupy habitats in which they must jump to and from unsteady …

The grasping capabilities and gait kinematics characteristic of primates are often argued to
be adaptations for safely moving on small terminal branches. The goal of this study was to …

Differences between arboreal and terrestrial supports likely pose less contrasting functional
demands on the locomotor system at a small body size. For arboreal mammals of small body …

Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain the origins of primates, suggesting
evolutionary scenarios that are usually paralleled to modern mammalian models that partly …

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 …