Dynamic gearing in running dogs

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 3185-3195

  Carrier, David R ^a   Gregersen, Colin S ^a   Silverton, Natalie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dog; Galloping; Gear ratio; Locomotion; Mechanical advantage; Muscle; Muscle performance; Sonomicrometry; Trotting

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; DOG; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; JOINT; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DOGS; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; JOINTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RUNNING;

EID: 0032442953     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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