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Susannah K. S. Thorpe
Researcher at University of Birmingham
Publications - 51
Citations - 3039
Susannah K. S. Thorpe is an academic researcher from University of Birmingham. The author has contributed to research in topics: Arboreal locomotion & Bipedalism. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 51 publications receiving 2725 citations. Previous affiliations of Susannah K. S. Thorpe include University of Liverpool & University of Cape Town.
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Automatic detection of gait events using kinematic data
C.M. O'Connor,Susannah K. S. Thorpe,Susannah K. S. Thorpe,Mark O'Malley,Christopher L. Vaughan,Christopher L. Vaughan +5 more
TL;DR: The foot velocity algorithm (FVA) uses data from the heel and toe markers and identifies features in the vertical velocity of the foot which correspond to the gait events, and should be applicable in a variety of gait analysis settings.
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Origin of Human Bipedalism As an Adaptation for Locomotion on Flexible Branches
Susannah K. S. Thorpe,Susannah K. S. Thorpe,R. L. Holder,R. L. Holder,Robin H. Crompton,Robin H. Crompton +5 more
TL;DR: It is shown that the most arboreal great ape, the orangutan, is able to access supports too flexible to be negotiated otherwise, and is thus less an innovation than an exploitation of a locomotor behavior retained from the common great ape ancestor.
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Orangutan positional behavior and the nature of arboreal locomotion in Hominoidea
TL;DR: It is suggested that it is orthogrady in general, rather than forelimb suspend specifically, that characterizes the positional behavior of hominoids, similar to that of the African apes, and in particular, lowland gorillas.
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Locomotion and posture from the common hominoid ancestor to fully modern hominins, with special reference to the last common panin/hominin ancestor.
TL;DR: It appears that the adaptations which best characterize the crown hominoids are orthogrady and an ability to abduct the arm above the shoulder – rather than, as is often thought, manual suspension sensu stricto.
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Dimensions and moment arms of the hind‐ and forelimb muscles of common chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
TL;DR: In the hindlimb, chimpanzees possess longer fascicles in most muscles but smaller PCSAs than are predicted for humans of equal body mass, suggesting that the adaptive emphasis in chimpanzees is on joint mobility at the expense of tension production.