Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Adaptations for bipedal walking: Musculoskeletal structure and three-dimensional joint mechanics of humans and bipedal chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
M. C. O'Neill, B. Demes, N. E. Thompson…·B. R. Umberger
This study compares the musculoskeletal structure and three-dimensional joint mechanics of human and bipedal chimpanzee walking, finding humans use elastic energy storage and have lower mechanical power output during stance phase.
DOI 10.1016/j.jhevol.2022.103195