... of the palaeoenvironment in which the individual lived and the manner in which it would have used it. While the value of this ecomorphological approach is largely accepted, it has not been widely used as a stable framework on which to build evolutionary biomechanical interpretations. Here, we collate the available...

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... 1996 16 9 2008 Control System Folia Primatol 1996:66:253-271 Received: August 7. 1995 Accepted: February 16. 1996 Biomechanical Analysis of the Development of Human Bipedal Walking by a Neuro-Musculo-Skeletal Model Nohutoshi Yamazaki, Kazunori Hase, Naomichi Ogihara, Noriyuki Hayamizu Faculty...

... because of the short length of the femur and the great bitrochanteric width. Biomechanics Functional morphology Great apes Humans Australopithecines Knee joint Joint forces Epiphyseal sutures Condylodiaphyseal angle Functional and Developmental Morphology Folia Primalol 1996;66:82-92...

... or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Biomechanics Functional morphology Kinetics Locomotion Gait Mass distribution Body...

..., computer simulations of bipedal walking indicate that kinematics are more influential determinants of ground reaction forces than are body parameters. 31 01 1996 17 07 1996 16 9 2008 Bipedalism Biomechanics Dynamics Energy cost Locomotion of Infants and Adults Folia Primatol...

.... Bipedalism Japanese macaque Functional morphology Postcranial skeleton Biomechanics Bone remodelling Adaptation Macaca fuscata Reviewed Article Folia Primatol 1995;64:1-29 0©011599-557S1.3K/9a5rg/0e6r 4A2G-.0B00as1el$ 8.00/0 Postcranial Skeleton of a Macaque Trained for Bipedal Standing and Walking...

... responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Fibula Computerized tomography Biomechanics Cortical thickness Structural adaptation Hominoids Tibia Brief Report Folia Primatol 1994;63...

... or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Locomotion Biomechanics Leaping Loris tardigradus Galago moholi Computer simulation Reviewed Article Folia Primatol 1996;67:1-14 Received: May 30. 1994 Accepted after revision...

... of the two African lorisine species parallel and corroborate these results. Some more general implications for the relationships between bone shape and locomotor stresses are also discussed. Lorises Locomotion Cross-sectional geometry Biomechanics Allometry © 1989 S. Karger AG, Basel 1989...

... of Medicine, Baltimore, Md USA Key Words. Locomotion Biomechanics Allometry Functional morphology Abstract. The structural mechanics of femora and humeri from primates representing a wide spectrum of habitual locomotor activities were examined to determine how crosssectional properties vary...

...(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Biomechanics Vertebral column Lordosis Mechanical stress in the trunk Adaptive change of morphology Bipedal locomotion...

... and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Biomechanics Imaging techniques Limb skeleton Primates Folia Primatol 1989;53:142-159 New Approaches to Structural...

...Brigitte Demes; Michael M. Günther Body size has a dominant influence on locomotor performance and the morphology of the locomotor apparatus. In locomotion under the influence of gravity, body mass acts as weight force and is a mechanical variable. Accordingly, the application of biomechanical...

... morphology Biomechanics Folia Primatol 1989;53:82-100 Quantitative Approaches to Primate Morphology H. Preuschoft Abteilung für Funktionelle Morphologie, Institut für Anatomie; Medizinische Fakultät, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, BRD Key Words. Biometrics Quantitative morphology Quantitative taxonomy...

... Olduvai Gorge. 9 9 2008 Biomechanics Foot Leg Fossil hominids Bipedal posture © 1971 S. Karger AG, Basel 1971 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated into other languages, reproduced or utilized in any...

...Adrienne L. Zihlman; W.S. Hunter Dart’s model of the Makapan ilium in a Bushman pelvis showed their morphological similarities in size and shape. The structural differences of the ilia have important implications for locomotion that are revealed by biomechanical reconstruction. These features...

... variety of primate studies. When combining such kinetic measurements together with kinematic information, data of great biomechanical value can be generated. These data will hopefully allow biological anthropologists to answer current questions about primate behaviours on vertical substrates. Technical...

... loadings. Results are consistent with field observations of locomotor behaviour, mainly as regards quadrupedalism versus suspensory locomotion. Reviewed Article Folia Primatol 2001;72:201 216 Received: November 24, 1998 Accepted after revision: May 17, 2001 A Biomechanical Study of the Long Bones...

... responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Biomechanics Dentition Finite elements stress analysis Microwear Molars Tarsier Biomechanics: Reviewed Article Folia Primatol 1998;69(suppl...