Maximum speed and mechanical power output in lizards

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 2189-2195

  Farley, Claire T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Coleonyx variegatus; Eumeces skiltonianus; Lizard; Locomotion; Muscle; Running; Sprinting

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; LIZARDS; LOCOMOTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RUNNING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; COLEONYX VARIEGATUS; EUMECES SKILTONIANUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0031214984     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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