Compliant interactions and limb mechanics during arboreal locomotion in tropical forest environments

Thorpe, Susannah (Principal Investigator)

Biosciences

Short title	Compliant interactions and limb mechanics during arboreal locomotion in tropical forest environments
Status	Finished
Effective start/end date	1/09/08 → 31/03/12

Funding

Natural Environment Research Council

11 Article

Human bipedal instability in tree canopy environments is reduced by “light touch” fingertip support
Johannsen, L., Coward, S., Martin, G., Wing, A., van Casteren, A., Sellers, W., Ennos, R., Crompton, R. & Thorpe, S., 25 Apr 2017, In: Scientific Reports. 7, 1135.
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Practice makes perfect: Performance optimisation in ‘ arboreal’ parkour athletes illuminates the evolutionary ecology of great ape anatomy
Halsey, L. G., Coward, S. R. L., Crompton, R. H. & Thorpe, S. K. S., Feb 2017, In: Journal of Human Evolution. 103, p. 45-52
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Bridging the gap: parkour athletes provide new insights into locomotion energetics of arboreal apes
Lewis, H., Coward, S. & Thorpe, S., 30 Nov 2016, In: Biology Letters. 12, 11, 5 p., 20160608.
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