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Parallel lasers and digital photography to estimate limb size of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) at Ngogo, Kibale National Park, Uganda by Sandel, Aaron A., Derby, Riley N., Chesterman, Nathan S., McNamara, Allison, Dudas, Madelynne M., Rawat, Ishita

“…How animals grow and when they stop growing are key variables for understanding life history evolution. Although theoretically straightforward, it is…”
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The Iconisation of Yeast Spreads—Love Them or Hate Them by Vriesekoop, Frank, Russell, Carolyn, Tziboula-Clarke, Athina, Jan, Céline, Bois, Marine, Farley, Stephanie, McNamara, Allison

“…The production of beer yields a number of by-product streams, with spent brewers’ yeast being the second most abundant in volume. The high nutritional value of…”
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The what and where of primate field research may be failing primate conservation by Bezanson, Michelle, McNamara, Allison

“…With approximately 30% of nonhuman primate species listed as critically endangered, the window of opportunity to conserve primates is closing fast. In this…”
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Best practices are never best: Evaluating primate conservation education programs (PCEPs) with a decolonial perspective by Bezanson, Michelle, Franquesa‐Soler, Montserrat, Kowalewski, Martin, McNamara, Allison, Oktaviani, Rahayu, Rodrigues, Michelle A.

“…Who do we aim to educate with primate conservation education programs (PCEPs)? In a commentary published in a recent AJP, Annette Lanjouw suggested that many…”
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A user's guide for the quantitative analysis of substrate characteristics and locomotor kinematics in free‐ranging primates by Dunham, Noah T., McNamara, Allison, Shapiro, Liza, Hieronymus, Tobin, Young, Jesse W.

“…Objectives Laboratory studies have yielded important insights into primate locomotor mechanics. Nevertheless, laboratory studies fail to capture the range of…”
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Asymmetrical gait kinematics of free-ranging callitrichine primates in response to changes in substrate diameter and orientation by Dunham, Noah T, McNamara, Allison, Shapiro, Liza J, Phelps, Taylor, Young, Jesse W

“…Arboreal environments present considerable biomechanical challenges for animals moving and foraging among substrates varying in diameter, orientation and…”
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Ecological and phylogenetic influences on limb joint kinematics in wild primates by Janisch, Judith, McNamara, Allison, Myers, Lydia C, Schapker, Nicole, Dunham, Noah T, Phelps, Taylor, Mundry, Roger, Hieronymus, Tobin, Shapiro, Liza J, Young, Jesse W

“…Arboreal locomotion is precarious and places multiple challenges upon stability. Studies have shown that captive primates respond to narrower and steeper…”
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The Stabilizing Function of the Tail During Arboreal Quadrupedalism by Young, Jesse W, Chadwell, Brad A, Dunham, Noah T, McNamara, Allison, Phelps, Taylor, Hieronymus, Tobin, Shapiro, Liza J

“…Abstract Locomotion on the narrow and compliant supports of the arboreal environment is inherently precarious. Previous studies have identified a host of…”
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The effects of natural substrate discontinuities on the quadrupedal gait kinematics of free‐ranging Saimiri sciureus by McNamara, Allison, Dunham, Noah T., Shapiro, Liza J., Young, Jesse W.

“…Wild primates encounter complex matrices of substrates that differ in size, orientation, height, and compliance, and often move on multiple, discontinuous…”
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Effects of substrate and phylogeny on quadrupedal gait in free‐ranging platyrrhines by Dunham, Noah T., McNamara, Allison, Shapiro, Liza J., Hieronymus, Tobin L., Phelps, Taylor, Young, Jesse W.

“…Objectives Primate diagonal sequence (DS) gaits are often argued to be an adaptation for moving and foraging in the fine‐branch niche; however, existing data…”
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Asymmetrical gait kinematics of free-ranging callitrichines in response to changes in substrate diameter and orientation by Dunham, Noah T, McNamara, Allison, Shapiro, Liza J, Phelps, Taylor, Young, Jesse W

“…Arboreal environments present considerable biomechanical challenges for animals moving and foraging among substrates varying in diameter, orientation, and…”
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My branch is your branch: Talar morphology correlates with relative substrate size in platyrrhines at Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Ecuador by Boyer, Doug M., Yapuncich, Gabriel S., Dunham, Noah T., McNamara, Allison, Shapiro, Liza J., Hieronymus, Tobin L., Young, Jesse W.

“…Given that most species of primates are predominantly arboreal, maintaining the ability to move among branches of varying sizes has presumably been a common…”
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Locomotor kinematics of tree squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) in free‐ranging and laboratory environments: Implications for primate locomotion and evolution by Dunham, Noah T., McNamara, Allison, Shapiro, Liza, Phelps, Taylor, Wolfe, Adrienne N., Young, Jesse W.

“…The grasping capabilities and gait kinematics characteristic of primates are often argued to be adaptations for safely moving on small terminal branches. The…”
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Culture "Calle": Celebrating Heritage, Diversity, and Dreams in Bilingual Classrooms by Cornett, Ariel, Vargas, Isabel, Hobgood, Caitlin, McNamara, Allison, van Hover, Stephanie

“…Former President Barack Obama has touched hearts by sharing his inspiring book, "Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters," with the children of the world…”
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Early Stages of Lafora Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsy (5489) by Delgado-Escueta, Antonio, Nguyen, Viet-Huong, Durón, Reyna M., Garrido, Cesia W., Aramian, Alenoush, Bailey, Julia N., Holder, Deborah, Partikian, Arthur, McNamara, Nancy Allison, Somoza, René Silva

“…Abstract only…”
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Longitudinal extension of primary afferents is regulated by sphingosine 1-phosphate receptors and tyrosine kinase receptor B in the embryonic spinal cord via a brain derived neurotrophic factor related mechanism by McNamara, Michelle Allison

“…Primary sensory afferent outgrowth within the developing longitudinal pathway of the spinal cord is important for intrasegmental and intersegmental…”
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