Cautionary comments on the measurement of maximum locomotor capabilities

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 258, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 57-61

  Losos, Jonathan B ^a   Creer, Douglas A ^a   Schulte II, James A ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lizard; Locomotion; Methodology; Performance; Sprint speed

Indexed keywords

LOCOMOTION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METHODOLOGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

SQUAMATA;

EID: 0036732343     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836902001206     Document Type: Article

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