Comparison of hand use and forelimb posture during vertical climbing in mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) and chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

• Published in: American journal of physical anthropology Vol. 164; no. 4; pp. 651 - 664
• Main Authors: Neufuss, Johanna, Robbins, Martha M., Baeumer, Jana, Humle, Tatyana, Kivell, Tracy L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.12.2017
• Subjects: African apes; Animals; Anthropology, Physical; Body size; Climbing; Deviation; Female; forelimb; Forelimb - physiology; Gorilla gorilla - physiology; Grasping; Hand - physiology; hand grip; Locomotion; Locomotion - physiology; Male; Monkeys & apes; Morphology; Mountains; Natural environment; Pan troglodytes - physiology; Posture; Posture - physiology; Power; Primates; Species Specificity; thumb; vertical climbing; vertical climbing; forelimb; thumb; hand grip; African apes

Objectives Studies on grasping and limb posture during arboreal locomotion in great apes in their natural environment are scarce and thus, attempts to correlate behavioral and habitat differences with variation in morphology are limited. The aim of this study is to compare hand use and forelimb post...