Muscular activity in baboons
Exploring muscular activity in olive baboons (Papio anubis) as they walk and climb across a range of substrates
During brief anaesthesia, baboons are equipped with surface electrodes to record muscular activity during movement
Publications
Druelle, F., Supiot, A., Meulemans, S., Schouteden, N., Molina-Vila, P., Rimbaud, B., Aerts, P. & Berillon, G. (2021). The quadrupedal walking gait of the olive baboon, Papio anubis: an exploratory study integrating kinematics and EMG. Journal of Experimental Biology, 224(14), jeb242587. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.242587
Druelle, F., Ghislieri, M., Molina-Vila, P., Rimbaud, B., Agostini, V. & Berillon, G. (2024). A comparative study of muscle activity and synergies during walking in baboons and humans. Journal of Human Evolution, 189, 103513. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2024.103513