Biomechanics of Vertical Clinging and Grasping in Primates
<p>Primates and many other animals that move in an arboreal environment often cling, sometimes for long periods, on vertical supports. Primates, however, face a special challenge in that almost all primates bear nails on the tips of their digits rather than claws. Squirrels and other arboreal...
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10161/5515 |