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2019 / 2020Graduate Schools of Arts & SciencesCourses

Primate Biomechanics

GRS AN 739

Credits:
4
Undergraduate Prerequisites:
consent of instructor.

An introduction to the physical principles and anatomies underlying primate behavior, especially locomotion. Topics include mechanics, skeletal anatomy, primate locomotion, and the primate fossil record. Emphasis on bone biology and human bipedalism.

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