Two distinct gait types in swimming frogs

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 258, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 183-188

  Nauwelaerts, Sandra ^a   Aerts, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anura; Energetics; Frogs; Gait transition; Locomotion; Rana esculenta; Speed

Indexed keywords

ENERGETICS; FROG; LOCOMOTION; SWIMMING; VELOCITY;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA ESCULENTA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036774153     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836902001292     Document Type: Article

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