Sagittal spine movements of small therian mammals during asymmetrical gaits

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 3925-3939

  Schilling, Nadja ^a   Hackert, Rémi ^a,b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Intervertebral joints; Kinematic; Locomotion; Spinal flexion; Vertebral column; X ray

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GAIT; HISTOLOGY; MAMMAL; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPINE; VIDEORECORDING; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; GAIT; MAMMALS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPINE; VIDEO RECORDING; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; THERIA;

EID: 33750614675     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02400     Document Type: Article

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