Size-dependence of water-running ability in basilisk lizards (Basiliscus basiliscus)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 199, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2611-2618

  Glasheen, J W ^a,b   McMahon, T A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCKINSEY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air water interface; Allometry; Basilisk lizard; Biomechanics; Fluid dynamics; Locomotion; Running on water; Unsteady flow

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000377829     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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