Limb and hip morphology of two African colobine monkeys and its relationship to the mechanics of leaping and bounding locomotion
Taylor Polvadore,
W. Scott McGraw,
David J. Daegling
Abstract:ObjectivesAlthough a bounding gait is practiced by a diversity of animals, the morphological characteristics, kinematics, and energetics associated with this locomotor form remain poorly understood. This study focuses on the locomotor anatomy of two species of African colobine monkeys (Piliocolobus badius, a leaper, and Colobus polykomos, a leaper–bounder) in an effort to assess if bounding should be considered a unique primate locomotor category or is better viewed as a behavior on a leaping continuum.Materia… Show more
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