Tree-Climbing Methods in Nature
Arboreal habitats are complex environments that pose numerous challenges to arboreal animals. These include climbing on cylindrical branches with variable diameters and inclined angles, moving in narrow spaces and facing obstacles. Through billions of years of evolution, many types of arboreal animals have evolved and developed diverse methods for moving around in complex arboreal environments.
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Lam, T.L., Xu, Y. (2012). Methodology of Tree Climbing. In: Tree Climbing Robot. Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, vol 78. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28311-6_3
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