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165-175
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247
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Morphological Correlates Of Substrate Use In Didelphid Marsupials: Implications For Primate Origins
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Journal of Zoology
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1999
1999-02
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behavior; cercopithecidae; cheirogaleid primates; didelphid marsupials; evolution; foot; forest; french-guyana; hand; locomotion; mass; opossum caluromys-philander; posture; prehensility; small mammals; Zoology
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Lemelin P
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The ability of some mammals to forage on vines or terminal branches depends upon their grasping extremities. This study tests the functional link between use of small-diameter supports and grasping abilities by comparing hand and foot proportions in didelphid marsupials. Metapodials and phalanges were measured for the hands and feet of six didelphid taxa characterized by different patterns of substrate use. Comparisons of hand and foot proportions demonstrate that Marmosa and Caluromys, didelphids that rely on vines or terminal branches, possess more prehensile extremities than Monodelphis, Didelphis, and Philander, which travel and feed mainly on the ground. Moreover, the proportions of the hand and foot of Marmosa and Caluromys are more similar to those of cheirogaelid primates than those of other didelphids. These morphological data corroborate the suggestion that the use of branches of small diameter was an important factor in the development of prehensile hands and feet in early primates.
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1017/s0952836999002046" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1017/s0952836999002046</a>
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1999
Behavior
CERCOPITHECIDAE
cheirogaleid primates
didelphid marsupials
Evolution
Foot
forest
french-guyana
Hand
Journal Article or Conference Abstract Publication
Journal of Zoology
Lemelin P
Locomotion
mass
opossum caluromys-philander
posture
prehensility
small mammals
Zoology