clarification of Pouydebat et al., 2008, evolution of grasping among anthropoids

Several statements by Pouydebat et al. (2008) do not adequately represent views of authors cited, in part because they reflect confusion in the literature about terminology regarding precision gripping. We address these problems, by tracing definitions of precision grips through the literature on ma...

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Published in:Journal of evolutionary biology 2009-12, Vol.22 (12), p.2554-2557
Main Authors: MARZKE, M.W, POUYDEBAT, E, LAURIN, M, GORCE, P, BELS, V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal behavior
Animals
apes
Biological Evolution
Definitions
Earth Sciences
Evolutionary biology
Hand - anatomy & histology
Hand - physiology
Hand Strength - physiology
hands
Haplorhini - anatomy & histology
Haplorhini - genetics
Haplorhini - physiology
humans
manipulative behaviour
Paleontology
Pongidae
power grip
precision grip
Sciences of the Universe
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Summary:Several statements by Pouydebat et al. (2008) do not adequately represent views of authors cited, in part because they reflect confusion in the literature about terminology regarding precision gripping. We address these problems, by tracing definitions of precision grips through the literature on manipulative behaviour and identifying the grip that is central to the Pouydebat et al. (2008) study. This allows us to offer a clarification of the statements by Pouydebat et al. (2008) regarding the sequence of appearance of human grip capabilities and possible morphological correlates to these capabilities in extant species.
ISSN:1010-061X
1420-9101
DOI:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01856.x