The mechanics of jumping versus steady hopping in yellow-footed rock wallabies

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 2741-2751

  McGowan, C P ^a   Baudinette, R V ^b   Usherwood, J R ^c   Biewener, A A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hopping; Jumping; Locomotion; Muscle power; Petrogale xanthopus; Rock wallaby

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HINDLIMB; LOCOMOTION; MARSUPIAL; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VIDEORECORDING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; HINDLIMB; LOCOMOTION; MACROPODIDAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; VIDEO RECORDING;

ANIMALIA; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS EUGENII; PETROGALE; PETROGALE XANTHOPUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 23744492511     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01702     Document Type: Article

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