Energetics of bipedal running: I. Metabolic cost of generating force

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 19, 1998, Pages 2745-2751

  Roberts, Thomas J ^a,c   Kram, Rodger ^b   Weyand, Peter G ^a   Taylor, C Richard ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipedal bird; Energetics; Locomotion; Muscle force

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIRD; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FOOT; GAIT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIMB; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; POULTRY; QUAIL; RHEA; RUNNING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIRDS; BODY WEIGHT; DROMAIIDAE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXTREMITIES; FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; POULTRY; QUAIL; RHEIFORMES; RUNNING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TURKEYS;

ANIMALIA; AUCHENORRHYNCHA; AVES; DROMAIUS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE; ELAGATIS; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; PHASIANIDAE; RHEA;

EID: 0032190894     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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