Biomechanics and kinematics of limb-based locomotion in lizards: Review, synthesis and prospectus

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 89-112

  Russell, A P ^a   Bels, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Ctr Agronom Rech Appl du Hainaut   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Arthrology; Bipedalism; Ecomorphology; Gait; Kinematics; Lizards; Locomotion; Quadrupedalism

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; KINEMATICS; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN;

SQUAMATA;

EID: 0035682690     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1095-6433(01)00469-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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