Locomotion of lizards on inclines and perches: Hindlimb kinematics of an arboreal specialist and a terrestrial generalist

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 233-248

  Higham, Timothy E ^a,b   Jayne, Bruce C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arboreal; Chamaeleo calyptratus; Dipsosaurus dorsalis; Hindlimb; Incline; Kinematics; Lizard; Locomotion; Posture; Slope; Terrestrial

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; HINDLIMB; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; VIDEORECORDING;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; HINDLIMB; LIZARDS; LOCOMOTION; VIDEO RECORDING;

ANIMALIA; CHAMAELEO; CHAMAELEO CALYPTRATUS; CHAMAELEONIDAE; DIPSOSAURUS DORSALIS; PERCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 1642546309     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00763     Document Type: Article

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