Performance of guinea fowl Numida meleagris during jumping requires storage and release of elastic energy

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 3293-3302

  Henry, Havalee T ^a   Ellerby, David J ^a   Marsh, Richard L ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastic energy storage; Force plate; Guinea fowl; Jumping; Kinematics; Locomotion; Muscle; Numida meleagris; Power output; Takeoff; Work output

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GALLIFORMES; HINDLIMB; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; GALLIFORMES; HINDLIMB; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; VIDEO RECORDING;

AVES; NUMIDA MELEAGRIS; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 25844511238     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01764     Document Type: Article

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