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Primate Locomotor Evolution

Primate Locomotor Evolution is a theoretical framework within primatology that explains the adaptive changes in locomotor behaviors and anatomical structures of primates over geological time in response to ecological and environmental pressures.

190

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14.5K

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353

Authors

221

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2017–2026

28

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Publications

190

Locomotor Primitives in Newborn Babies and Their Development

Nadia Dominici, Yuri P. Ivanenko, Germana Cappellini et al. · Science · 2011 · 669 citations

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The primate semicircular canal system and locomotion

Fred Spoor, Theodore Garland, Gail E. Krovitz et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2007 · 409 citations · Full text

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Bioenergetics and the origin of hominid bipedalism

Peter S. Rodman, Henry M. McHenry · American Journal of Physical Anthropology · 1980 · 358 citations

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The Pelvis and Femur of<i>Ardipithecus ramidus</i>: The Emergence of Upright Walking

C. Owen Lovejoy, Gen Suwa, Linda Spurlock et al. · Science · 2009 · 331 citations

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Origin of Human Bipedalism As an Adaptation for Locomotion on Flexible Branches

Susannah K. S. Thorpe, R Holder, Robin H. Crompton · Science · 2007 · 318 citations

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Authors

353

  1. LJ
    Liza J. Shapiro

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    7 publications · 536 citations

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  2. DS
    Daniel Schmitt

    Duke University, United States

    7 publications · 528 citations

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  3. SM
    Salvador Moyà‐Solà

    Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont, Spain

    6 publications · 373 citations

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  4. DL
    Daniel L. Gebo

    Northern Illinois University, United States

    6 publications · 715 citations

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  5. DA
    David A. Raichlen

    University of Arizona, United States

    6 publications · 424 citations

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Institutions

221

  1. Stony Brook University

    Stony Brook, United States

    16 h-index

    28 publications

    1.9K citations

  2. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    15 h-index

    29 publications

    1.9K citations

  3. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain

    10 h-index

    25 publications

    640 citations

  4. New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology

    New York, United States

    10 h-index

    16 publications

    558 citations

  5. Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont

    Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain

    10 h-index

    27 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. American Museum of Natural History

    New York, United States

    9 h-index

    14 publications

    645 citations

  7. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    689 citations

  8. State University of New York

    Albany, United States

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    1K citations

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Venues

  1. American Journal of Physical Anthropology

    49 publications · 4.1K citations

    36

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  2. Journal of Human Evolution

    JHE · 24 publications · 1.5K citations

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  3. Folia Primatologica

    14 publications · 1.5K citations

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  4. Science

    8 publications · 1.8K citations

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  5. Journal of Experimental Biology

    6 publications · 349 citations

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