Selected Publications:
- 2012 Shapiro, L.J., and Young, J.W. Kinematics of quadrupedal locomotion
in sugar gliders (Petaurus breviceps): Effects of age and substrate size.Journal of Experimental Biology 215:480-
496.
- 2011 Shapiro, L.J., Young, J.W. and Souther, A. Quadrupedal locomotion
of Saimiri boliviensis: A comparison of field and lab-based kinematic data.
In D’Août, K. and E.E. Vereecke, Eds. Primate Locomotion: Linking Field and Laboratory
Research. Developments in Primatology : Progress and Prospects.
Springer, pp. 335-356.
- 2010 Shapiro, L.J., and Young, J.W. Is primate-like quadrupedalism
necessary for fine-branch locomotion? A test using sugar gliders
(Petaurus breviceps). Journal of Human Evolution 58: 309-319.
- 2007 Whitcome K.W., Shapiro L.J.,and Lieberman D.E. Fetal load
and the evolution of lordosis in bipedal hominins. Nature 450:1075-1078.
- 2007 Shapiro L. Morphological and
functional differentiation in the lumbar spine of lorisids and
galagids. American Journal of Primatology.
39:86-102.
- 2006 Godfrey, L.R.,Jungers, W.L.,
Schwartz, G.T., Lemelin, P., Shapiro, L.J., Burney, D.A., Wheeler, W.,
and Vasey, N. New discoveries of skeletal elements of Hadropithecus
stenognathus from Andrahomana Cave, southeastern Madagascar. Journal of Human Evolution. 51:395-410.
- 2006
Shapiro L, and Raichlen D. Limb proportions and the ontogeny of
quadrupedal walking in infant baboons (Papio cynocephalus). Journal of Zoology. 269:191-203.
- 2005
Shapiro L, Seiffert C, Godfrey L, Jungers W, Simons E, and Randria G.
Morphometric analysis of lumbar vertebrae in extinct Malagasy
strepsirrhines. American Journal of Physical
Anthropology. 128:823-839.
- 2005
Shapiro L, and Raichlen D. Lateral sequence walking in infant Papio
cynocephalus: Implications for the evolution of diagonal sequence
walking in primates. American Journal of
Physical Anthropology. 126:205-213.
- 2002
Shapiro L, and Simons C. Functional aspects of strepsirrhine lumbar
vertebral bodies and spinous processes. Journal
of Human Evolution. 42:753-783.
- 2001
Shapiro L, Demes B, and Cooper J. Lateral bending of the lumbar spine
during quadrupedalism in strepsirhines. Journal
of Human Evolution. 40:231-259.
- 1998
Johnson S, and Shapiro L. Positional behavior and vertebral morphology
in atelines and cebines. American Journal of
Physical Anthropology. 105(3):333-354.
