Functional trade-offs in the limb muscles of dogs selected for running vs. fighting

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 324-332

  Pasi, B M ^a   Carrier, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Elastic storage; Limb mechanics; Locomotion; Mechanical constraint

Indexed keywords

CANID; EVOLUTION; TRADE-OFF;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; ELASTICITY; FORELIMB; GENETIC SELECTION; HINDLIMB; MORPHOMETRICS; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; DOGS; ELASTICITY; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RUNNING; SELECTION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 0037371151     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2003.00512.x     Document Type: Article

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