Explosive jumping: Extreme morphological and physiological specializations of Australian rocket frogs (Litoria nasuta)

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 176-185

  James, Rob S ^a   Wilson, Robbie S ^b  

^a Faculty of Health and Life Sciences   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; FROG; LOCOMOTION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIALIZATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; CLASSIFICATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FROGS AND TOADS; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; ANURA; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY METABOLISM; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYLOGENY;

ANURA; LITORIA NASUTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 39449118614     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/525290     Document Type: Article

References (48)

1. Ahn A.N., R.J. Monti, and A.A. Biewener. 2003. In vivo and in vitro heterogeneity of segment length changes in the semi-membranosus muscle of the toad. J Physiol 549:877-888.
2. Alexander R.M., A.S. Jayes, G.M. Maloiy, and E.M. Wathuta. 1981. Allometry of the leg muscles of mammals. J Zool (Lond) 198:293-313.
3. Altringham J.D., T. Morris, R.S. James, and C.I. Smith. 1996. Scaling effects on muscle function in fast and slow muscles of Xenopus laevis. Exp Biol Online 1:1-8, doi:10.1007/s00898-996-0006-z.
4. Andruchova O., G.M.M. Stephenson, O. Andruchov, D.G. Stephenson, and S. Galler. 2006. Myosin heavy chain isoform composition and stretch activation kinetics in single fibres of Xenopus laevis iliofibularis muscle. J Physiol 574:307-317.
5. Byrne P.G., J.D. Roberts, and L.W. Simmons. 2002. Sperm competition selects for increased testes mass in Australian frogs. J Evol Biol 15:347-355.
6. Caizzo V.J. and K.M. Baldwin. 1997. Determinants of work produced by skeletal muscle: potential limitations of activation and relaxation. Am J Physiol 273:C1049-C1056.
7. Choi I.H. and K. Park. 1996. Variations in the take-off velocity of anuran amphibians: relation to morphology, muscle contractile function and enzyme activity. Comp Biochem Physiol A 113:393-400.
8. Choi I.H., J.H. Shim, and R.E. Ricklefs. 2003. Morphometric relationships of take-off speed in anuran amphibians. J Exp Zool 299A:99-102.
9. Duellman W.R. and L. Trueb. 1994. Biology of Amphibians. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
10. Emerson S.B. 1978. Allometry and jumping in frogs: helping the twain to meet. Evolution 32:551-564.
11. _. 1985. Jumping and leaping. Pp. 58-72 in M.E. Hildebrand, D.M. Bramble, K.F. Liem, and D.B. Wake, eds. Functional Vertebrate Morphology. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA.
12. Hill A.V. 1950. The dimensions of animals and their muscular dynamics. Sci Prog 38:209-230.
13. James R.S., J.D. Altringham, and D.F. Goldspink. 1995. The mechanical properties of fast and slow skeletal muscles of the mouse in relation to their locomotory function. J Exp Biol 198:491-502.
14. James R.S., C.A. Navas, and A. Herrel. 2007. How important are skeletal muscle mechanics in setting limits on jumping performance? J Exp Biol 210:923-933.
15. James R.S., R.S. Wilson, J.E. de Carvalho, T. Kohlsdorf, F.R. Gomes, and C.A. Navas. 2005. Inter-individual differences in leg muscle mass and pyruvate kinase activity correlate with inter-individual differences in jumping performance of Hyla multilineata. Physiol Biochem Zool 78:857-867.
16. James R.S., I.S. Young, V.M. Cox, D.F. Goldspink, and J.D. Altringham. 1996. Isometric and isotonic muscle properties as determinants of work loop muscle power output. Pflueg Arch Eur J Physiol 432:767-774.
17. John-Alder H.B., M.C. Barnhart, and A.F. Bennett. 1989. Thermal sensitivity of swimming performance and muscle contraction in the northern and southern populations of tree frogs (Hyla crucifer). J Exp Biol 142:357-372.
18. Josephson R.K. 1985. Mechanical power output from striated muscle during cyclic contraction. J Exp Biol 114:493-512.
19. _. 1993. Contraction dynamics and power output of skeletal muscle. Annu Rev Physiol 55:527-546.
20. Katz S.L. and J.M. Gosline. 1993. Ontogenetic scaling of jump performance in the African desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria). J Exp Biol 177:81-111.
21. Krebs H.A. 1975. The August Krogh principle. J Exp Zool 194:221-226.
22. Lichtwark G.A. and A.M. Wilson. 2005. A modified Hill model that predicts muscle power output and efficiency during sinusoidal length changes. J Exp Biol 208:2831-2843.
23. Lieber R.L. and J. Fridén. 2000. Functional and clinical significance of skeletal muscle architecture. Muscle Nerve 23:1647-1666.
24. Losos J.B. 1990. The evolution of form and function: morphology and locomotor performance in West Indian Anolis lizards. Evolution 44:1189-1203.
25. Lutz G.J., S. Bremner, N. Lajevardi, R.L. Lieber, and L.C. Rome. 1998. Quantitative analysis of muscle fibre type and myosin heavy chain distribution in the frog hindlimb: implications for locomotory design. J Muscle Res Cell Motil 19:717-731.
26. Lutz G.J. and L.C. Rome. 1994. Built for jumping: the design of the frog muscular system. Science 263:370-372.
27. Marsh R.L. 1990. Deactivation rate and shortening velocity as determinants of contractile frequency. Am J Physiol 259:R223-R230.
28. _. 1994. Jumping ability of anurans. Pp. 51-111 in J.H. Jones, ed. Comparative Vertebrate Exercise Physiology. Academic Press, San Diego, CA.
29. Méndez J. and A. Keys. 1960. Density and composition of mammalian muscle. Metabolism 9:184-188.
30. Navas C.A., R.S. James, J.M. Wakeling, K.M. Kemp, and I.A. Johnston. 1999. An integrative study of the temperature dependence of whole animal and muscle performance during jumping and swimming in the frog Rana temporaria. J Comp Physiol B 169:588-596.
31. Peplowski M.M. and R.L. Marsh. 1997. Work and power output in the hindlimb muscles of Cuban tree frogs Osteopilus septentrionalis during jumping. J Exp Biol 200:2861-2870.
32. Phillips B.L., G.P. Brown, J.K. Webb, and R. Shine. 2006. Invasion and the evolution of speed in toads. Nature 439:803.
33. Putnam R.W. and A.F. Bennett. 1983. Histochemical, enzymatic, and contractile properties of skeletal muscles of three anuran amphibians. Am J Physiol 244:R558-R567.
34. Rand A.S. 1952. Jumping ability of certain anurans, with notes on endurance. Copeia 1952:15-20.
35. Rand A.S. and P.J. Rand. 1966. The relation of size and distance jumped in Bufo marinus. Herpetologica 22:206-213.
36. Roberts T.J. and R.L. Marsh. 2003. Probing the limits to muscle-powered accelerations: lessons from jumping bullfrogs. J Exp Biol 206:2567-2580.
37. Rome L.C. 2002. The design of vertebrate muscular systems: comparative and integrative approaches. Clin Orthop Relat Res 403(suppl.):S59-S76.
38. Stevens E.D. 1993. Relation between work and power calculated from force-velocity curves to that done during oscillatory work. J Muscle Res Cell Motil 14:518-526.
39. Symonds B.L., R.S. James, and C.E. Franklin. 2007. Getting the jump on skeletal muscle disuse atrophy: preservation of contractile performance in aestivating Cyclorana alboguttata (Günther, 1867). J Exp Biol 210:825-835.
40. Toro E., A. Herrel, B. Vanhooydonck, and D.J. Irschick. 2003. A biomechanical analysis of intra- and interspecific scaling of jumping and morphology in Caribbean Anolis lizards. J Exp Biol 206:2641-2652.
41. Tyler M.J., L.A. Smith, and R.E. Johnstone. 2000. Frogs of Western Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth.
42. Wilson R.S., C.E. Franklin, and R.S. James. 2000a. Allometric scaling relationships of jumping performance in the striped marsh frog, Limnodynastes peronii. J Exp Biol 203:1937-1946.
43. Wilson R.S., R.S. James, and I.A. Johnston. 2000b. Thermal acclimation of locomotor performance in tadpoles and adults of the aquatic frog, Xenopus laevis. J Comp Physiol B 170:117-124.
44. Wilson R.S., R.S. James, T. Kohlsdorf, and V.M. Cox. 2004. Inter-individual variation of isolated muscle performance and structure in the toad Bufo viridis. J Comp Physiol B 174:453-459.
45. Wilson R.S., R.S. James, and R. Van Damme. 2002. Trade-offs between speed and endurance in the frog Xenopus laevis: a multi-level approach. J Exp Biol 205:1145-1152.
46. Zug G.R. 1972. Anuran locomotion: structure and function. 1. Preliminary observations on relation between jumping and osteometrics of appendicular and postaxial skeleton. Copeia 1972:613-624.
47. _. 1978. Anuran locomotion: structure and function. 2. Jumping performance of semiaquatic, terrestrial, and arboreal frogs. Smithson Contrib Zool 276:1-31.
48. Zug G.R. and R. Altig. 1978. Anuran locomotion - structure and function: the jumping forces of frogs. J Wash Acad Sci 68:144-147.