Human beings have been credited with unparalleled capabilities for digital prehension
grasping. However, grasping behaviour is widespread among tetrapods. The propensity to …

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 …

The manual and pedal grasping abilities of primates, characterized by an opposable hallux,
flat nails, and elongated digits, constitute a unique combination of features that likely …

As the smallest living primate, the mouse lemur is a suitable model for reconstructing the
locomotor mechanisms by which primate ancestors might have responded to the challenges …

The use of the hand in food grasping is a shared characteristic of primates. However, the
factors involved in the elaboration of this function remain unclear. Grasping hands may have …

Grasping is a widespread behavior among tetrapod vertebrates. In primates, the hands and
feet are involved in many tasks including arboreal locomotion and food acquisition. Yet, the …

Grasping behavior and manipulation using the hand and/or foot is widespread among
tetrapods and can be used in various contexts in the daily life of many species. Activities …

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

Food resources are one of the important components of high quality habitat. One way to
better understand the behavioral decisions made by animals to select foraging patches is …