Low metabolic cost of locomotion in ornate box turtles, Terrapene ornata

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 3671-3676

  Zani, Peter A ^a,b   Kram, Rodger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Energetic cost of transport; Locomotion; Muscular efficiency; Terrapene

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; TURTLE; WALKING;

ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; TIME FACTORS; TURTLES; WALKING;

ANIMALIA; TERRAPENE; TERRAPENE ORNATA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 57149109388     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.019869     Document Type: Article

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