Zusammenfassung
Tiere, die sehr gut klettern können, werden auch Kletterer genannt. Kletterer sind oft arboreal, aber dieser Begriff bedeutet baumlebend und bezeichnet nicht direkt die Fortbewegungsweise. Die meisten Vögel sind arboreal, aber nur wenige klettern.
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Hildebrand, M., Goslow, G.E. (2004). Klettern. In: Vergleichende und funktionelle Anatomie der Wirbeltiere. Springer-Lehrbuch. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18951-7_26
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