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

Giraffe skin disease (GSD), a condition that results in superficial lesions in certain giraffe
(Giraffa spp.) populations, has emerged as a potential conservation threat. Preliminary …

Bite force and gape are two important performance metrics of the feeding system, and these
metrics are inversely related for a given muscle size because of fundamental constraints in …

Locomotion on the narrow and compliant supports of the arboreal environment is inherently
precarious. Previous studies have identified a host of morphological and behavioral …

Arboreal environments require overcoming navigational challenges not typically
encountered in other terrestrial habitats. Supports are unevenly distributed and vary in …

Arboreal supports impose a set of locomotor challenges not typically encountered in other
terrestrial ecosystems. Because all arboreal animals must negotiate this common set of …

Arboreal locomotion is precarious and places multiple challenges upon stability. Studies
have shown that captive primates respond to narrower and steeper supports by flexing limb …

Morphological traits suggesting powerful jumping abilities are characteristic of early crown
primate fossils. Because tree squirrels lack certain 'primatelike'grasping features but …

Although much is known about the anatomy of adult primates, particularly chimpanzees, the
same cannot be said for the anatomy of young primates, especially non-hominoid primates …

Objectives Ecological factors and body size shape animal movement and adaptation. Large
primates such as bonobos excel in navigating the demanding substrates of arboreal …