Locomotor development and gap crossing behaviour in Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus)

Orangutans are the largest predominantly arboreal primate and consequently have a diverse repertoire of positional behaviour. Problems associated with travel on thin flexible supports worsen as body size increases; therefore locomotion should vary with body size. The aim of this thesis was to explor...

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Main Author: Phillips, Abigail Cora
Published: University of Birmingham 2012
Subjects:
500
Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.566067