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The functional anatomy of the ankle and foot of the slow loris ( Nycticebus coucang )
Author(s) -
Grand Theodore I.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330260208
Subject(s) - anatomy , ankle , arboreal locomotion , foot (prosody) , biology , climbing , medicine , art , ecology , literature , habitat
Abstract The slow loris must use its limb for stabilization and forward progression during arboreal climbing. The orientation of the limb joints, hip, knee, talo‐crural, sub‐talar and tarso‐metatarsal, correlate with movement upon supports lying below and in line with the body axis. The musculature controlling the joints of ankle and foot, and the integument of the sole further indicate the integration of this adaptation.