Role of the prehensile tail during ateline locomotion: Experimental and osteological evidence
| العنوان: | Role of the prehensile tail during ateline locomotion: Experimental and osteological evidence |
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| المؤلفون: | Daniel Schmitt, Pierre Lemelin, Jean E. Turnquist, Michael D. Rose |
| المصدر: | American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 126:435-446 |
| بيانات النشر: | Wiley, 2005. |
| سنة النشر: | 2005 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Tail, Brachiation, Anthropometry, Osteology, biology, Biomechanics, Anatomy, Tail region, biology.organism_classification, Bone and Bones, Ateles fusciceps, Biomechanical Phenomena, Species Specificity, Abductor muscle, Cebidae, Anthropology, biology.animal, Animals, Primate, Muscle, Skeletal, Locomotion, Prehensile tail |
| الوصف: | The dynamic role of the prehensile tail of atelines during locomotion is poorly understood. While some have viewed the tail of Ateles simply as a safety mechanism, others have suggested that the prehensile tail plays an active role by adjusting pendulum length or controlling lateral sway during bimanual suspensory locomotion. This study examines the bony and muscular anatomy of the prehensile tail as well as the kinematics of tail use during tail-assisted brachiation in two primates, Ateles and Lagothrix. These two platyrrhines differ in anatomy and in the frequency and kinematics of suspensory locomotion. Lagothrix is stockier, has shorter forelimbs, and spends more time traveling quadrupedally and less time using bimanual suspensory locomotion than does Ateles. In addition, previous studies showed that Ateles exhibits greater hyperextension of the tail, uses its tail to grip only on alternate handholds, and has a larger abductor caudae medialis muscle compared to Lagothrix. In order to investigate the relationship between anatomy and behavior concerning the prehensile tail, osteological data and kinematic data were collected for Ateles fusciceps and Lagothrix lagothricha. The results demonstrate that Ateles has more numerous and smaller caudal elements, particularly in the proximal tail region. In addition, transverse processes are relatively wider, and sacro-caudal articulation is more acute in Ateles compared to Lagothrix. These differences reflect the larger abductor muscle mass and greater hyperextension in Ateles. In addition, Ateles shows fewer side-to-side movements during tail-assisted brachiation than does Lagothrix. These data support the notion that the prehensile tail represents a critical dynamic element in the tail-assisted brachiation of Ateles, and may be useful in developing inferences concerning behavior in fossil primates. |
| تدمد: | 1096-8644 0002-9483 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/ajpa.20075 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::35a226ba379bf02e7ad5e4efe0498168 https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.20075 |
| Rights: | CLOSED |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....35a226ba379bf02e7ad5e4efe0498168 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 10968644 00029483 |
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| DOI: | 10.1002/ajpa.20075 |