The effects of temperature on the burial performance and axial motor pattern of the sand-swimming of the Mojave fringe-toed lizard Uma scoparia

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1241-1252

  Jayne, Bruce C ^a   Daggy, Matthew W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Lizard; Locomotion; Motor pattern; Muscle; Temperature; Uma scoparia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; LIZARDS; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

ACANTHODACTYLUS SCUTELLATUS; ANIMALIA; SCOPARIA; SQUAMATA; TETRAPODA; UMA SCOPARIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034057036     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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