Primate Locomotion [electronic resource] : Linking Field and Laboratory Research /
D'Août, Kristiaan.editor.
Vereecke, Evie E.editor.
Primate locomotion has typically been studied from two points of view. Laboratory-based researchers have focused on aspects like biomechanics and energetics, whereas field-based researchers have focused on (locomotor) behaviour and ecology. Primate Locomotion: Linking Field and Laboratory Research brings together both aspects of primate locomotion studies. Communication between both groups is necessary to identify the specific needs and start up achievable and successful research projects in the field. This volume brings together biomechanists, ecologists, and field-based researchers, who combine both disciplines, and whose contributions facilitate lasting cooperation between the mentioned disciplines and stimulate innovative research in Primatology. The book will be valuable for primatologists, paleo-anthropologists, biomechanists and field biologists, as well as students. About the Editors: Dr. Kristiaan D'Aout is Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Dr. D'Aout is also Research Associate for the Locomorph Project and Coordinator of Biodynamics Research at the Centre for Research and Conservation at the Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp, Belgium. Evie E. Vereecke is part of the Primate Evolution and Morphology Group, School for Biomedical Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK; and Laboratory for Functional Morphology, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Belgium.
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Primate Locomotion; Foreword; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction. Primate Locomotion: Toward a Synergy of Laboratory and Field Research; References; Chapter 2: Translating Primate Locomotor Biomechanical Variables from the Laboratory to the Field; Introduction; Variables That Can Be Collected Under Field and Laboratory Conditions; Gait Choice; Footfall Sequence and Limb Timing; Limb Protraction and Retraction; Contact Time; Elbow Yield; Performance Measures Examined; Stability; Peak Ground Forces; Metabolic Costs
The Connection Between Biomechanical Variables and Performance MeasuresGait Choice, Stability, and Energy Efficiency; Limb Protraction, Contact Time, and Elbow Yield; Stride Frequency and Locomotor Cost; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Studying Captive Ape Locomotion: Past, Present, and Future; Introduction; Research Ex Situ: Accomplishments; High-Tech Experimental Setups; Locomotion in Bonobos; Locomotion in Gibbons; Research Ex Situ: Current Issues and How to Deal with Them; Substrate Complexity; Gait Variability; Need for Field Studies
Locomotor Behavior in Captivity: Representative of the Wild?Which Gaits Should Be Studied Ex Situ?; Substrate Use and Substrate Properties in the Wild; Energetics: Importance of Efficiency?; Conclusions; References; Chapter 4: Experimental and Computational Studies of Bipedal Locomotion in the Bipedally Trained Japanese Macaque; Introduction; Kinematics of Bipedal Locomotion in Trained and Ordinary Japanese Macaques; Ground Reaction Force Profiles of Bipedal Locomotion in Trained and Ordinary Japanese Macaques; Musculoskeletal Model of Japanese Macaques
Musculoskeletal Motion During Bipedal Locomotion in Trained Japanese MacaquesComputer Simulation of Locomotion; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5: In What Manner Do Quadrupedal Primates Walk on Two Legs? Preliminary Results on Olive Baboons (Papio anubis); Introduction; Materials and Methods; Subjects; Protocols and Study Site; The Motion Capture Protocol; Motion Analysis; Results; General Features of the Bipedal Locomotor Mode; Type of Foot Contact to the Ground; Vertical Excursion of Joint Centers; Spatiotemporal Parameters; Joint Angles; Discussion and Perspectives
AcknowledgmentsReferences; Chapter 6: Scapula Movements and Their Contribution to Three-Dimensional Forelimb Excursions in Quadrupedal Primates; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Subjects; Motion Analysis; Morphometry; Results and Discussion; Scapular Motion in Cranio-caudal Direction and Its Importance for Limb Pro- and Retraction; Scapular Motion and Its Importance for Three-Dimensional Forelimb Excursions; Different Patterns of Shoulder Motion and Their Evolutionary Aspects; Morphological Correlates of Scapular Mobility; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References
Chapter 7: The Influence of Load Carrying on Gait Parameters in Humans and Apes: Implications for the Evolution of Human Bipedalism
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Primate locomotion has typically been studied from two points of view. Laboratory-based researchers have focused on aspects like biomechanics and energetics, whereas field-based researchers have focused on (locomotor) behaviour and ecology. Primate Locomotion: Linking Field and Laboratory Research brings together both aspects of primate locomotion studies. Communication between both groups is necessary to identify the specific needs and start up achievable and successful research projects in the field. This volume brings together biomechanists, ecologists, and field-based researchers, who combine both disciplines, and whose contributions facilitate lasting cooperation between the mentioned disciplines and stimulate innovative research in Primatology. The book will be valuable for primatologists, paleo-anthropologists, biomechanists and field biologists, as well as students. About the Editors: Dr. Kristiaan D'Aout is Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Dr. D'Aout is also Research Associate for the Locomorph Project and Coordinator of Biodynamics Research at the Centre for Research and Conservation at the Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp, Belgium. Evie E. Vereecke is part of the Primate Evolution and Morphology Group, School for Biomedical Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK; and Laboratory for Functional Morphology, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Belgium.
Evolutionary biology.
Animal anatomy.
Animal physiology.
Developmental biology.
Anthropology.
Evolutionary Biology.
Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology.
Animal Physiology.
Developmental Biology.
Anthropology.