Knuckle-walking and behavioural flexibility in great apes

Kinematic differences in the knuckle-walking gaits of chimpanzees and gorillas have provided crucial evidence to support the theory that knuckle-walking evolved independently in the Pan and Gorilla lineages, rather than being inherited from their last common ancestor. This has been used to refute th...

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Main Authors: Emily LR Tarrega-Saunders, Charlotte King, Alice M Roberts, Susannah KS Thorpe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Société Francophone de Primatologie 2022-02-01
Series:Revue de Primatologie
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/primatologie/10855