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Druelle F, Ăzçelebi J, Marchal F & Berillon G. (2025). Analyzing Instantaneous Energy in Bipedal Walking of Baboons: A Model for Exploring the Evolutionary Transition Toward Efficient Bipedalism in Hominins. American Journal of Biological Anthropology, 186, e70056.
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2026
Lockwood VA, Druelle F, BlasiâToccacceli A, GuĂ©ry JP & Daver G. (2026). A New Experimental Protocol for Assessing Hominoid Assisted Arboreal Bipedalism. American Journal of Biological Anthropology, 189(1), e70189.Â
2025
Toussaint SL, D'Amato V, Desmidt J, Berthet M, Quintard B & Druelle F. (2025). Functional and behavioral variation in intrinsic hand and foot digit proportions in primates. Journal of Human Evolution, 203, 103679.
Druelle F, Ăzçelebi J, Marchal F & Berillon G. (2025). Analyzing Instantaneous Energy in Bipedal Walking of Baboons: A Model for Exploring the Evolutionary Transition Toward Efficient Bipedalism in Hominins. American Journal of Biological Anthropology, 186, e70056.
Tellier M, Druelle F, Cibot M, Baruzaliire J, Sabiiti T & McLennan MR. (2025). Running the Risk: Road-Crossing Behavior in Wild Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) in an Anthropogenic Habitat in Uganda. American Journal of Primatology, 87, e70000.
2024
Herrel A, Theil J-C, Faure L, Druelle F, & Berillon G (2024) Age- and size-related changes in hind limb muscles in two baboon species (Papio anubis and P. papio). Journal of Anatomy.
Druelle F, Leti I, Bokika Ngawolo J-C, & Narat V (2024) Vertical climbing in free-ranging bonobos: An exploratory study integrating locomotor performance and substrate compliance. American Journal of Biological Anthropology, 183, e24894.
Druelle F, Ghislieri M, Molina-Vila P, Rimbaud B, Agostini V, & Berillon G (2024) A comparative study of muscle activity and synergies during walking in baboons and humans. Journal of Human Evolution, 189, 103513.
2023
Aerts P, Goyens J, Berillon G, D'Août K, & Druelle F (2023) From quadrupedal to bipedal walking 'on the fly': the mechanics of dynamical mode transition in primates. Journal of Experimental Biology, 226, jeb244792.
Druelle F, Abourachid A, Vasilopoulou-Kampitsi M, & Aerts P (2023) Convergence of bipedal locomotion: why walk or run on only two legs. In Convergent Evolution: Animal Form and Function, eds Bels V & Russel AP (Springer). BOOK CHAPTER
2021
Druelle F, Supiot A, Meulemans S, Schouteden N, Molina-Vila P, Rimbaud B, Aerts P, & Berillon G. (2021) The quadrupedal walking gait of the olive baboon, Papio anubis: an exploratory study integrating kinematics and EMG. Journal of Experimental Biology 224(14):jeb242587.
Senut B. & Druelle F. (2021). BipédieS chez les Primates: de la philosophie au comportement (Introduction to the Thematic Section). Revue de primatologie, 12.
Druelle F & Molina-Vila P. (2021) A baboon walking on a treadmill: the use of positive reinforcement techniques to study bipedal walking in non-human primates. Revue de primatologie 12. (published in french and in english)
Garcia C, Bouret S, Druelle F, & Prat S. (2021) Balancing costs and benefits in primates: ecological and palaeoanthropological views. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 376(1819):20190667.
2020
Druelle F, Aerts P, Ngawolo JCB, & Narat V. (2020) Impressive Arboreal Gap-Crossing Behaviors in Wild Bonobos, Pan paniscus. International Journal of Primatology 1-12.
2019
Druelle F, Berthet M, & Quintard B. (2019) The body center of mass in primates: Is it more caudal than in other quadrupedal mammals? American Journal of Physical Anthropology 169(1):170-178.
Druelle F. (2019) Morphologie et comportement locomoteur: synthÚse de l'analyse intégrative d'un modÚle primate non humain actuel. Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d'anthropologie de Paris 30(3-4):196.
Druelle F, Goyens J, Vasilopoulou-Kampitsi M, & Aerts P. (2019) Compliant legs enable lizards to maintain high running speeds on complex terrains. Journal of Experimental Biology 222(6):jeb195511.
Druelle F, Goyens J, Vasilopoulou-Kampitsi M, & Aerts P. (2019) Small vertebrates running on uneven terrain: a biomechanical study of two differently specialised lacertid lizards. Scientific Reports 9(1):1-11.
2018
Druelle F, Schoonaert K, Aerts P, Nauwelaerts S, Stevens JM & D'Août K. (2018) Segmental morphometrics of bonobos (Pan paniscus): are they really different from chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)? Journal of Anatomy 233(6):843-853.
Druelle F, Young J, & Berillon G. (2018) Behavioral implications of ontogenetic changes in intrinsic hand and foot proportions in olive baboons (Papio anubis). American Journal of Physical Anthropology 165(1):65-76.
2016
Druelle F, Aerts P, & Berillon G. (2016) Bipedality from locomotor autonomy to adulthood in captive olive baboon (Papio anubis): Cross-sectional follow-up and first insight into the impact of body mass distribution. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 159(1):73-84.
Druelle F, Aerts P, & Berillon G. (2016) Effect of body mass distribution on the ontogeny of positional behaviors in non-human primates: Longitudinal follow-up of infant captive olive baboons (Papio anubis). American Journal of Primatology 78(11):1201-1221.
2014
Druelle F & Berillon G. (2014) Bipedalism in non-human primates: a comparative review of behavioural and experimental explorations on catarrhines. Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d'anthropologie de Paris 26(3-4):1-10.