Differential design for hopping in two species of wallabies

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-158

  McGowan, C P ^a   Baudinette, R V ^b   Biewener, A A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Locomotion; Safety factor; Strain energy; Tendon

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; HOPPING; JUMPING; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MARSUPIAL; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TENDON; WALLABY;

MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS EUGENII; METATHERIA; PETROGALE XANTHOPUS;

EID: 44849109620     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2006.06.018     Document Type: Article

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