Biomechanical consequences of scaling

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1665-1676

  Biewener, Andrew A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone; Elastic savings; Muscle; Safety factor; Tendon stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; BODY SIZE; BONE; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TENDON; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; BODY SIZE; BONE AND BONES; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TENDONS; VERTEBRATES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 18944395925     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01520     Document Type: Review

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