Research Article
Locomotor Anatomy and Behavior of Patas Monkeys (Erythrocebus patas) with Comparison to Vervet Monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops)
Table 3
Individual muscle weights to the nearest tenth of a gram.
| Forelimb muscles | Patas | Vervets | Male | Female | Male | Female |
| Trunk to humerus | | | | | Pectoralis major | 44.5 | 17.0 | 32.6 | 13.1 | Latissimus dorsi | 55.6 | 19.0 | 46.0 | 18.9 | Teres major | 17.9 | 8.0 | 12.7 | 5.0 | Teres minor | 4.5 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | Subscapularis | 29.8 | 11.0 | 21.5 | 10.6 | Infraspinatus | 23.5 | 8.5 | 13.1 | 7.5 | Supraspinatus | 20.9 | 7.4 | 11.6 | 6.1 | Arm | | | | | Deltoid | 34.3 | 12.2 | 23.6 | 10.9 | Biceps brachii: long | 35.1 | 15.1 | 28.5 | 9.9 | Biceps brachii: short | w/long hd | w/long hd | w/long hd | 2.2 | Coracobrachialis | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | Brachialis | 18.0 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 4.0 | Triceps: long | 49.2 | 20.6 | 32.7 | 15.8 | Triceps: lateral | 39.8 | 18.6 | 24.2 | 12.3 | Triceps: medial | 28.0 | 11.5 | 12.8 | 7.7 | Dorsoepitrochlearis | 5.8 | 3.4 | 6.4 | 3.0 | Forearm | | | | | Brachioradialis | 6.0 | 2.9 | 12.9 | 4.5 | Palmaris longus | 4.4 | | 2.0 | 1.4 | Flexor carpi radialis | 6.4 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 1.6 | Flexor carpi ulnaris | 14.0 | 5.5 | 8.7 | 6.1 | Flexor digitorum superficialis | 8.8 | 3.1 | 7.1 | 3.7 | Flexor digitorum profundus | 29.2 | 11.7 | 18.0 | 9.8 | Flexor pollicis longus | w/profundis | 0.1 | w/profundus | w/profundus | Supinator | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | Pronator teres | 7.6 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 2.4 | Pronator quadratus | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | Extensor carpi radialis longus | 6.8 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 2.8 | Extensor carpi radialis brevis | 7.8 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 2.3 | Extensor carpi ulnaris | 4.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.5 | Extensor digiti minimi | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | Extensor digiti communis | 6.8 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | Extensor indicis | 0.7 | | 0.6 | 0.4 | Anconeus | | 0.3 | 0.4 | | Abductor pollicis longus | 4.0 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Extensor pollicis longus | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | Extensor pollicis brevis | | | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Hind limb muscles | Patas | Vervets | Male | Female | Male | Female |
| Hip | | | | | Gluteus maximus | 44.8 | 15.0 | 23.4 | 9.5 | Tensor fascia latae | w/glut max | 7.0 | 6.8 | 3.1 | Gluteus medius | 114.3 | 42.6 | 50.0 | 27.9 | Piriformis | w/glut med | 1.9 | w/glut med | w/glut med | Gluteus minimus | 9.4 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 3.2 | Gemelli | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | Obturator externus | 16.5 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 4.6 | Obturator internus | 12.6 | 5.6 | 7.3 | 5.0 | Quadratus femoris | 2.9 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 2.8 | Iliopsoas | 68.9 | 25.4 | 57.1 | 20.1 | Psoas minor | 11.0 | | w/iliopsoas | w/iliopsoas | Tail muscles total | 136.5 | 59.0 | 157.8 | 90.7 | Thigh | | | | | Sartorius | 5.0 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 2.4 | Gracilis | 37.2 | 16.5 | 20.9 | 9.8 | Pectineus | 7.0 | w/mag | 5.9 | 2.8 | Adductor magnus | 108.9 | 37.9 | 66.3 | 40.9 | Adductor longus | 7.0 | w/mag | 5.6 | w/mag | Adductor brevis and minimus | 20.8 | w/mag | 7.7 | w/mag | Rectus femoris | 31.5 | 12.7 | 28.7 | 14.5 | Vastus lateralis | 92.7 | 60.0 | 54.9 | 31.6 | Vastus intermedius | 26.6 | w/lat | 10.8 | 4.6 | Vastus medialis | 23.6 | w/lat | 19.0 | 10.3 | Biceps femoris: long | 119.8 | 56.6 | 71.8 | 31.7 | Biceps femoris: short | w/long hd | w/long hd | w/long hd | w/long hd | Semimembranosus | 32.3 | 42.8 | 29.3 | 12.3 | Semitendinosus | 34.9 | 12.9 | 20.9 | 7.9 | Leg | | | | | Gastrocnemius | 49.3 | 20.6 | 29.7 | 16.1 | Plantaris | 10.7 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 2.3 | Soleus | 19.7 | 7.0 | 9.1 | 5.6 | Popliteus | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.3 | Tibialis posterior | 4.2 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 2.0 | Flexor digitorum fib/hal | 14.7 | 7.1 | 11.2 | 3.7 | Flexor digitoru tibialis/long | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 6.1 | Peroneals (longus and brev) | 9.9 | 5.3 | 11.3 | 5.9 | Tibialis anterior | 15.6 | 7.0 | 13.5 | 8.6 | Extensor digitorum longus | 6.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 2.7 | Extensor hallucis longus | 6.6 | | 1.9 | 1.2 | Abductor hallucis longus | 1.7 | | 5.2 | |
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