... primate quadrupedalism, how the center of mass (COM) moves is not well understood. Here, we examined COM energy, work and power during walking, cantering and galloping in ring-tailed lemurs, Lemur catta ( N =5), over a broad speed range (0.43–2.91 m s –1 ). COM energy recoveries were substantial during...

...Elisabetta Palagi; Leonardo Dapporto SUMMARY In this paper, we aim at demonstrating individual recognition of female genital marking in Lemur catta . By gas chromatography and behavioural trials we verified the occurrence of the three components of recognition systems. We showed that each female...

... 2005 © The Company of Biologists Limited 2006 2006 substrate reaction force turning behavior ring-tailed lemur Lemur catta patas monkey Erythrocebus patas Much has been learned from experimental studies of primate locomotion (for recent reviews, see Larson,1998 ; Schmitt...