Ebook: Primate Locomotion: Linking Field and Laboratory Research

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, Belguim. 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 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, Belguim. 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 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, Belguim. 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.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Introduction. Primate Locomotion: Toward a Synergy of Laboratory and Field Research....Pages 1-6
Translating Primate Locomotor Biomechanical Variables from the Laboratory to the Field....Pages 7-27
Studying Captive Ape Locomotion: Past, Present, and Future....Pages 29-46
Experimental and Computational Studies of Bipedal Locomotion in the Bipedally Trained Japanese Macaque....Pages 47-59
In What Manner Do Quadrupedal Primates Walk on Two Legs? Preliminary Results on Olive Baboons (Papio anubis)....Pages 61-82
Scapula Movements and Their Contribution to Three-Dimensional Forelimb Excursions in Quadrupedal Primates....Pages 83-108
The Influence of Load Carrying on Gait Parameters in Humans and Apes: Implications for the Evolution of Human Bipedalism....Pages 109-134
Field and Experimental Approaches to the Study of Locomotor Ontogeny in Propithecus verreauxi ....Pages 135-154
Comparisons of Limb Structural Properties in Free-ranging Chimpanzees from Kibale, Gombe, Mahale, and Tai Communities....Pages 155-182
Field Study Methods for Primate Locomotor Ecology and Biomechanics....Pages 183-199
Gibbon Locomotion Research in the Field: Problems, Possibilities, and Benefits for Conservation....Pages 201-213
Posture, Ischial Tuberosities, and Tree Zone Use in West African Cercopithecids....Pages 215-245
Forelimb Suspensory Gait Characteristics of Wild Lagothrix poeppigii and Ateles belzebuth: Developing Video-based Methodologies in Free-ranging Primates....Pages 247-269
Gait and Kinematics of Arboreal Quadrupedal Walking of Free-ranging Red Howlers (Alouatta seniculus) in French Guiana....Pages 271-287
From Treadmill to Tropics: Calculating Ranging Cost in Chimpanzees....Pages 289-309
Linking Field and Laboratory Approaches for Studying Primate Locomotor Responses to Support Orientation....Pages 311-333
Quadrupedal Locomotion of Saimiri boliviensis: A Comparison of Field and Laboratory-based Kinematic Data....Pages 335-356
Back Matter....Pages 357-364

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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, Belguim. 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.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Introduction. Primate Locomotion: Toward a Synergy of Laboratory and Field Research....Pages 1-6
Translating Primate Locomotor Biomechanical Variables from the Laboratory to the Field....Pages 7-27
Studying Captive Ape Locomotion: Past, Present, and Future....Pages 29-46
Experimental and Computational Studies of Bipedal Locomotion in the Bipedally Trained Japanese Macaque....Pages 47-59
In What Manner Do Quadrupedal Primates Walk on Two Legs? Preliminary Results on Olive Baboons (Papio anubis)....Pages 61-82
Scapula Movements and Their Contribution to Three-Dimensional Forelimb Excursions in Quadrupedal Primates....Pages 83-108
The Influence of Load Carrying on Gait Parameters in Humans and Apes: Implications for the Evolution of Human Bipedalism....Pages 109-134
Field and Experimental Approaches to the Study of Locomotor Ontogeny in Propithecus verreauxi ....Pages 135-154
Comparisons of Limb Structural Properties in Free-ranging Chimpanzees from Kibale, Gombe, Mahale, and Tai Communities....Pages 155-182
Field Study Methods for Primate Locomotor Ecology and Biomechanics....Pages 183-199
Gibbon Locomotion Research in the Field: Problems, Possibilities, and Benefits for Conservation....Pages 201-213
Posture, Ischial Tuberosities, and Tree Zone Use in West African Cercopithecids....Pages 215-245
Forelimb Suspensory Gait Characteristics of Wild Lagothrix poeppigii and Ateles belzebuth: Developing Video-based Methodologies in Free-ranging Primates....Pages 247-269
Gait and Kinematics of Arboreal Quadrupedal Walking of Free-ranging Red Howlers (Alouatta seniculus) in French Guiana....Pages 271-287
From Treadmill to Tropics: Calculating Ranging Cost in Chimpanzees....Pages 289-309
Linking Field and Laboratory Approaches for Studying Primate Locomotor Responses to Support Orientation....Pages 311-333
Quadrupedal Locomotion of Saimiri boliviensis: A Comparison of Field and Laboratory-based Kinematic Data....Pages 335-356
Back Matter....Pages 357-364
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