A field study of the effects of incline on the escape locomotion of a bipedal lizard, Callisaurus draconoides

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 44-56

  Irschick, Duncan J ^a   Jayne, Bruce C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPEDALISM; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; LIZARD; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING;

ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESCAPE REACTION; LIZARDS; POSTURE; RUNNING;

ANIMALIA; CALLISAURUS DRACONOIDES; SCOPARIA; SQUAMATA; UMA SCOPARIA;

EID: 0032884453     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/316641     Document Type: Article

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