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  1. Schmitt, D. , Turnquist, J., Rose, M. D. and Lemelin, P. (2005) Experimental and Osteological Evidence for the Role of the Prehensile Tail During Locomotion in Atelines.Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 126: 435-446 (PDF)
  2. Schmitt, D. and Lemelin, P. (2004) Locomotor mechanics of the slender loris.J. Hum. Evol. 47: 85-94 (PDF)
  3. Schmitt, D. and Hanna, J. (2004) Substrate alters forelimb to hindlimb peak force ratios on primates.J. Hum. Evol. 46: 237 - 252. (PDF)
  4. Lemelin, P. and Schmitt, D. (2004) Seasonal variation in body mass and locomotor dynamics of the fat-tailed dwarf lemur ( Cheirogaleus medius ).J. Morphology 260: 65-71 (PDF)
  5. Schmitt, D. (2003) The relationship between forelimb anatomy and mediolateral forces in primate quadrupeds: Implications for interpretation of locomotor behavior in extinct primates. J. Hum. Evol. 44: 49-60. (PDF)
  6. Schmitt, D. (2003) Insights into the evolution of human bipedalism from experimental studies of humans and other primates. J. Exp. Biol . 206: 1437-1448. (PDF)
  7. Schmitt, D. (2003) Evolutionary implications of the unusual walking mechanics of the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus). Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 122: 28 - 37. (PDF)
  8. Lemelin, P., Schmitt, D., and Cartmill, M. (2003) Footfall patterns and interlimb coordination in opossums: evidence for the evolution of diagonal-sequence walking gaits in primates. J. Zool. 260: 423-429. (PDF)
  9. Schmitt, D. (2003) Substrate size and primate forelimb mechanics: implications for understanding the evolution of primate locomotion. Int. J. Primatol. 24: 1023-1026 (PDF)
  10. Schmitt, D. and Lemelin, P. (2002) The Origins of Primate Locomotion: Gait Mechanics of the Woolly Opossum. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 118: 231 - 238. (PDF)
  11. Schmitt, D., Churchill, S.E., and Hylander, W.L. (2002) Experimental evidence concerning spear use in Neandertals and early modern humans. J. Arch. Sci. 30: 101-112 (PDF)
  12. Cartmill, C., Lemelin, P., and Schmitt, D . (2002) Support polygons and symmetrical gaits in mammals. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 136: 401-420. (PDF)
  13. Schmitt, D. (1999) Compliant walking in primates. J. Zool. 247: 149-160 (PDF)
  14. Schmitt, D. (2004) Loris Paper. J. Hum. Evol. (PDF)