Hand and foot pressures in the aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) reveal novel biomechanical trade-offs required for walking on gracile digits

Arboreal animals with prehensile hands must balance the complex demands of bone strength, grasping and manipulation. An informative example of this problem is that of the aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis), a rare lemuriform primate that is unusual in having exceptionally long, gracile fingers s...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of experimental biology 2010-05, Vol.213 (Pt 9), p.1549-1557
Hauptverfasser:	Kivell, Tracy L, Schmitt, Daniel, Wunderlich, Roshna E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Biomechanical Phenomena Foot - physiology Hand - physiology Posture Strepsirhini - physiology Walking
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