Work and power output in the hindlimb muscles of Cuban tree frogs Osteopilus septentrionalis during jumping

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 22, 1997, Pages 2861-2870

  Peplowski, Matthew M ^a   Marsh, Richard L ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contractile properties; Cuban tree frog; Force velocity curve; Jumping; Osteopilus septentrionalis; Power output; Q10; Skeletal muscle; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FROG; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY METABOLISM; HINDLIMB; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGAN SIZE; RANIDAE;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; HYLIDAE; OSTEOPILUS SEPTENTRIONALIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031280170     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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