Running over rough terrain: Guinea fowl maintain dynamic stability despite a large unexpected change in substrate height

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 171-187

  Daley, Monica A ^a   Usherwood, James R ^a,b   Felix, Gladys ^a   Biewener, Andrew A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Center of mass energy; False floor; Ground reaction force; Guinea fowl; Initial velocity; Kinetic energy; Mass spring model; Mechanics; Numida meleagris; Perturbation; Potential energy

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GAIT; GALLIFORMES; HINDLIMB; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VIDEORECORDING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; GAIT; GALLIFORMES; HINDLIMB; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RUNNING; VIDEO RECORDING;

ANIMALIA; AVES; NUMIDA MELEAGRIS;

EID: 31544472843     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01986     Document Type: Article

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