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Factors Affecting the Compliance and Sway Properties of Tree Branches Used by the Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii)

The tropical arboreal environment is a mechanically complex and varied habitat. Arboreal inhabitants must adapt to changes in the compliance and stability of supports when moving around trees. Because the orangutan is the largest habitual arboreal inhabitant, it is unusually susceptible to branch co...

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Autores principales: van Casteren, Adam, Sellers, William I., Thorpe, Susannah K. S., Coward, Sam, Crompton, Robin H., Ennos, A. Roland
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3699482/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23844116
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067877