Ontogenetic scaling of locomotor kinetics and kinematics of the ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1347-1355

  Smith, Nicola C ^a   Jespers, Karin J ^a   Wilson, Alan M ^a,b  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Locomotion; Ontogeny; Ostrich; Scaling

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; JOINT; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; OSTRICH; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; JOINTS; MALE; POSTURE; RUNNING; STRESS, MECHANICAL; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

AVES; MAMMALIA; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 77951461477     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.020271     Document Type: Article

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