Movement control strategies during jumping in a lizard (Anolis valencienni)

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2014-2019

  Toro, Esteban ^a   Herrel, Anthony ^b   Irschick, Duncan J ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Jumping; Kinematics; Lizard; Motor control

Indexed keywords

JUMPING; LIZARD; MOTOR CONTROL;

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; DATA PROCESSING; DYNAMICS; KINEMATICS;

CONTROL SYSTEMS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROL STRATEGY; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; JUMPING; KINEMATICS; LIZARD; MOTOR CONTROL; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE FORCE; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; LIZARDS; LOCOMOTION;

EID: 33745829081     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.06.009     Document Type: Article

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