Effects of incline and speed on the three-dimensional hindlimb kinematics of a generalized iguanian lizard (Dipsosaurus dorsalis)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 143-159

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Dipsosaurus dorsalis; Hindlimb; Incline; Kinematics; Lizard; Locomotion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032941132     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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