Hindlimb interarticular coordinations in Microcebus murinus in maximal leaping

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1320-1327

  Legreneur, Pierre ^a   Thévenet, François Régis ^a   Libourel, Paul Antoine ^b   Monteil, Karine M ^a   Montuelle, Stéphane ^b   Pouydebat, Emmanuelle ^c   Bels, Vincent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON   (France)

Author keywords

Coordination; Kinematics; Leaping; Lemur

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PROSIMIAN;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; CHEIROGALEIDAE; HINDLIMB; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT;

ANIMALIA; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; MICROCEBUS MURINUS; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 77951434138     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.041079     Document Type: Article

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