Muscle force-length dynamics during level versus incline locomotion: A comparison of in vivo performance of two guinea fowl ankle extensors

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 17, 2003, Pages 2941-2958

  Daley, Monica A ^a   Biewener, Andrew A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital flexor; Gastrocnemius; Guinea fowl; Muscle; Numida meleagris; Phase; Sonomicrometry; Strain; Work

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; LEG; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIRDS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; LOCOMOTION; LOWER EXTREMITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLIFORMES; MELEAGRIS; NUMIDA; NUMIDA MELEAGRIS;

EID: 0042740748     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00503     Document Type: Article

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