Mechanical function of two ankle extensors in wild turkeys: Shifts from energy production to energy absorption during incline versus decline running

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 2277-2288

  Gabaldón, Annette M ^a   Nelson, Frank E ^a   Roberts, Thomas J ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian; Bird; Lateral gastrocnemius; Locomotion; Meleagris gallopavo; Peroneus longus; Slope; Wild turkey; Work

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GAIT; HINDLIMB; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GAIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RUNNING; TARSUS, ANIMAL; TURKEYS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 3142611506     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01006     Document Type: Article

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