Negotiating obstacles: Running kinematics of the lizard Sceloporus malachiticus

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 270, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 359-371

  Kohlsdorf, T ^a,b,c   Biewener, A A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Kinematics; Lizard; Obstacles

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; LIMB; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; MICROHABITAT;

SCELOPORUS MALACHITICUS; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33748709893     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00150.x     Document Type: Article

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