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Publications of Daniel O. Schmitt     :chronological  combined  bibtex listing:

Book Sections/Chapters

  1. P. Lemelin and D. Schmitt, The origins of grasping and locomotor adaptations in primates: Comparative and experimental approaches using an opossum model., in Primate Origins, edited by M. Dagosto and M. Ravosa (2006), pp. in press, Kluwer
  2. Cartmill, M. Lemelin, P., and Schmitt, D., Primate gaits and primate origins., in Primate Origins, edited by M. Dagosto and M. Ravosa, vol. in press (2006), Kluwer
  3. Wall, C.E., Schmitt, D., Vinyard, C.J., and Hylander, W.L., Correlation between transverse mandibular movements and masseter muscle activity during chewing in Papio anubis., in Dental Anthropology 2001, edited by A. Brook (2005), pp. 277-282, Sheffield Academic Press
  4. Gruss, L. T. and Schmitt, D., Bipedalism in Homo Ergaster: An experimental study of the effects of tibial proportions on locomotor biomechanics. In: (J Meldrum and C. Hilton eds.) From Biped to Strider: The emergence of modern human walking, running, and resource transport., in From Biped to Strider: The emergence of modern human walking, running, and resource transport., edited by C. Hilton and J. Meldrum (2004), Kluwer
  5. Churchill, S.E. and Schmitt, D., Biomechanics in paleoanthropology: engineering and experimental approaches to the investigation of behavioral evolution in the genus Homo., in : New Perspectives in Primate Evolution and Behavior., edited by C. Harcourt and R. Crompton (2003), Linnaean Society

Papers Published

  1. JB Hanna, JD Polk, D Schmitt, Forelimb and hindlimb forces in walking and galloping primates., Am J Phys Anthropol, United States, vol. 130 no. 4 (August, 2006), pp. 529-35  [abs]
  2. D Schmitt, M Cartmill, TM Griffin, JB Hanna, P Lemelin, Adaptive value of ambling gaits in primates and other mammals., J Exp Biol, England, vol. 209 no. Pt 11 (June, 2006), pp. 2042-9  [abs]
  3. NJ Stevens, DO Schmitt, TM Cole, LK Chan, Technical note: out-of-plane angular correction based on a trigonometric function for use in two-dimensional kinematic studies., Am J Phys Anthropol, United States, vol. 129 no. 3 (March, 2006), pp. 399-402  [abs]
  4. AC Zumwalt, M Hamrick, D Schmitt, Force plate for measuring the ground reaction forces in small animal locomotion., J Biomech, United States, vol. 39 no. 15 (2006), pp. 2877-81 (ISSN: 0021-9290.)  [abs]
  5. KJ Chi, D Schmitt, Mechanical energy and effective foot mass during impact loading of walking and running., J Biomech, United States, vol. 38 no. 7 (July, 2005), pp. 1387-95  [abs]
  6. D Schmitt, MD Rose, JE Turnquist, P Lemelin, Role of the prehensile tail during ateline locomotion: experimental and osteological evidence., Am J Phys Anthropol, United States, vol. 126 no. 4 (April, 2005), pp. 435-46  [abs]
  7. CJ Vinyard, D Schmitt, New technique for studying reaction forces during primate behaviors on vertical substrates., Am J Phys Anthropol, United States, vol. 125 no. 4 (December, 2004), pp. 343-51  [abs]
  8. P Lemelin, D Schmitt, Seasonal variation in body mass and locomotor kinetics of the fat-tailed dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus medius)., J Morphol, United States, vol. 260 no. 1 (April, 2004), pp. 65-71 (ISSN: 0362-2525.)  [abs]
  9. D Schmitt, JB Hanna, Substrate alters forelimb to hindlimb peak force ratios in primates., J Hum Evol, England, vol. 46 no. 3 (March, 2004), pp. 239-54  [abs]
  10. RF Kay, D Schmitt, CJ Vinyard, JM Perry, N Shigehara, M Takai, N Egi, The paleobiology of Amphipithecidae, South Asian late Eocene primates., J Hum Evol, England, vol. 46 no. 1 (January, 2004), pp. 3-25  [abs]
  11. Lemelin, P. and Schmitt, D., easonal variation in body mass and locomotor dynamics of the fat-tailed dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus medius), Journal of Morphology, vol. 260 (2004), pp. 65-71
  12. Schmitt, D. and Hanna, J., Substrate alters forelimb to hindlimb peak force ratios on primates, Journal of Human Evolution, vol. 46 (2004), pp. 237-252
  13. D. Schmitt and P. Lemelin, Locomotor mechanics of the slender loris., Journal of Human Evolution, vol. 47 (2004), pp. 85-94
  14. Kay, R.F., Schmitt, D., Vinyard, C., Perry, J., Shigehara, N., and Egi, N., The paleobiology of Amphipithecidae, South Asian late Eocene primates, Journal of Human Evolution, vol. 46 (2004), pp. 3-25
  15. Vinyard, C.J. and Schmitt, D., New technique for studying reaction forces during primate behaviors on vertical substrates., American Journal of Physical Anthropology, vol. 125 (2004), pp. 343-351
  16. D Schmitt, Evolutionary implications of the unusual walking mechanics of the common marmoset (C. jacchus)., Am J Phys Anthropol, United States, vol. 122 no. 1 (September, 2003), pp. 28-37  [abs]
  17. D Schmitt, Insights into the evolution of human bipedalism from experimental studies of humans and other primates., J Exp Biol, England, vol. 206 no. Pt 9 (May, 2003), pp. 1437-48  [abs]
  18. D Schmitt, Mediolateral reaction forces and forelimb anatomy in quadrupedal primates: implications for interpreting locomotor behavior in fossil primates., J Hum Evol, England, vol. 44 no. 1 (January, 2003), pp. 47-58  [abs]
  19. D. Schmitt, Insights into the evolution of human bipedalism from experimental studies of humans and other primates., Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 206 (2003), pp. 1437-1448
  20. D. Schmitt, Evolutionary implications of the unusual walking mechanics of the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)., American Journal of Physical Anthropology, vol. 122 (2003), pp. 28-37
  21. Lemelin, P., Schmitt, D., and Cartmill, M., Footfall patterns and interlimb coordination in opossums: evidence for the evolution of diagonal-sequence walking gaits in primates., Journal of Zoology, vol. 260 (2003), pp. 423-429
  22. D. Schmitt, Substrate size and primate forelimb mechanics: implications for understanding the evolution of primate locomotion., International Journal of Primatology, vol. 24 (2003), pp. 1023-1036
  23. D Schmitt, P Lemelin, Origins of primate locomotion: gait mechanics of the woolly opossum., Am J Phys Anthropol, United States, vol. 118 no. 3 (July, 2002), pp. 231-8  [abs]
  24. E Krakauer, P Lemelin, D Schmitt, Hand and body position during locomotor behavior in the aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)., Am J Primatol, United States, vol. 57 no. 3 (July, 2002), pp. 105-18  [abs]
  25. Schmitt, D., Churchill, S.E., and Hylander, W.L., Experimental evidence concerning spear use in Neandertals and early modern humans., Journal of Archaeological Sciences, vol. 30 (2002), pp. 101-112
  26. Krakauer, E., Lemelin, P., and Schmitt, D., Hand and body position during locomotor behavior in the aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascarensis)., American Journal of Primatology, vol. 57` (2002), pp. 105-108
  27. Cartmill, C., Lemelin, P., and Schmitt, D., Support polygons and symmetrical gaits in mammals, Zoological Journal of the Linnaean Society, vol. 136 (2002), pp. 401-420
  28. Larson, S.G., Schmitt, D., Lemelin, P., and Hamrick, M., Limb excursion during quadrupedal walking: How do primates compare to other mammals., Journal of Zoology, vol. 255 (2001), pp. 353-365
  29. Larson, S.G., Schmitt, D., Lemelin, P., and Hamrick, M., The uniqueness of primate forelimb posture during quadrupedal locomotion., American Journal of Physical Anthropology, vol. 112 (2000), pp. 87-101
  30. JE Turnquist, D Schmitt, MD Rose, JG Cant, Pendular motion in the brachiation of captive Lagothrix and Ateles., Am J Primatol, UNITED STATES, vol. 48 no. 4 (1999), pp. 263-81 (ISSN: 0275-2565.)  [abs]
  31. D Schmitt, Humeral head shape as an indicator of locomotor behavior in extant strepsirhines and Eocene adapids., Folia Primatol (Basel), SWITZERLAND, vol. 67 no. 3 (1996), pp. 137-51  [abs]
  32. D Schmitt, P Lemelin, Locomotor mechanics of the slender loris (Loris tardigradus)., J Hum Evol, England, vol. 47 no. 1-2 , pp. 85-94  [abs]