| The energetic cost of climbing in primates. | |
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PMID: 18487185 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Primates are exceptional among mammals for their climbing abilities and arboreal lifestyles. Here we show that small primates (less than 0.5 kilogram) consume the same amount of mass-specific energy (COTTOT) whether climbing or walking a given distance. COTTOT decreases with increasing body size for walking but does not change for climbing. This divergence of COTTOT is likely due to fundamental differences in the biomechanical determinants of the costs of climbing versus walking. These results have important implications for understanding the origins of primates, suggesting that small early primates may have been able to move into a novel arboreal niche without increasing metabolic costs. |
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Authors:
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Jandy B Hanna; Daniel Schmitt; Timothy M Griffin |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Science (New York, N.Y.) Volume: 320 ISSN: 1095-9203 ISO Abbreviation: Science Publication Date: 2008 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-05-19 Completed Date: 2008-05-27 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0404511 Medline TA: Science Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 898 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA. jhanna@wvsom.edu |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Animals Biomechanics Body Size Body Weight Energy Metabolism* Locomotion / physiology* Lorisidae / physiology* Oxygen Consumption Saimiri / physiology* Strepsirhini / physiology* Walking / physiology* |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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AR051672/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS; P40-RR001254/RR/NCRR NIH HHS |
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