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Reaching, grasping and manipulation of food objects by two tree kangaroo species, Dendrolagus lumholtzi and Dendrolagus matschiei
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This study examined manual dexterity and skilled limb movements in two species of tree kangaroos ( Dendrolagus lumholtzi and D. matschiei ) in order to evaluate the claim that claws are detrimental to object handling and the view that all marsupials conform to a ‘typical’ set of movements. The tree kangaroos demonstrated two main differences from previously studied species: (1) a high degree of freedom of movement of the upper forelimb; and (2) in one species ( D. matschiei ), some independent digital movement. The two species differed from one another in the mode of picking up food items and the type of grasp used. These differences appear to be linked to differences in feeding and foraging strategy between the two species, as well as to anatomical differences. This study indicates that marsupials do not have a common set of skilled forelimb movements and that claws do not impede prehension.
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Tree kangaroos have increased forelimb and axial column flexibility, most notably via highly mobile shoulder and wrist joints.
“and increased forelimb and axial column flexibility, most notably via highly mobile shoulder and wrist joints [120], [121].”
From Assessing Arboreal Adaptations of Bird Antecedents: Testing the Ecological Setting of the Origin of the Avian Flight Stroke (2011) · cites this paper as [120]
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- Authors
- Iwaniuk, A. N., Nelson, J. E., Ivanco, T. L., Pellis, S. M., & Whishaw, I. Q.
- Venue
- Australian Journal of Zoology
- Publisher
- CSIRO Publishing
- Published
- 1998-11-30
- Volume
- 46
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 235-248
- ISSN
- 0004-959X (ISSN-L)
- 1446-5698
- OpenAlex
- W2036383187
- Cited by
- 34
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 4.88
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Australian Journal of Zoology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Anatomy › Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
- Keywords
- tree kangaroos, Dendrolagus lumholtzi, Dendrolagus matschiei, manual dexterity, forelimb movement, grasping, food handling, feeding strategies, foraging strategies, limb anatomy
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