In vivo muscle force-length behavior during steady-speed hopping in tammar wallabies

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1681-1694

  Biewener, Andrew A ^a   Konieczynski, David D ^a   Baudinette, Russell V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elastic energy; Force; Hopping; Macropus eugenii; Muscle fibre strain; Sonomicrometry; Tammar wallaby

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MARSUPIAL; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MACROPODIDAE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TENDONS;

ANIMALIA; HUMULUS; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS EUGENII; MACROPUS SP.;

EID: 0032102887     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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