Primate resting postures : constraints by foregut fermentation?

• Main Authors: Chua, Physilia Ying Shi, Matsuda, Ikki, Chapman, Colin A., Mun Sha, John Chih, Clauss, Marcus
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Foregut Fermenter; Colobine; Science::Biological sciences
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/85463; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/50131
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Although resting is one of the dominant behaviors of foregut-fermenting primates (i.e., colobines), their resting posture has rarely received attention. We hypothesize that colobines are more constrained in their resting position than hindgut-fermenting primates and that colobines assume a sitting r...