Function of the epaxial muscles in walking, trotting and galloping dogs: Implications for the evolution of epaxial muscle function in tetrapods

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1490-1502

  Schilling, Nadja ^a   Carrier, David R ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetrical gaits; Back muscles; Canis; EMG; Symmetrical gaits; Trunk

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DOG; FEMALE; GAIT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WALKING;

ANIMALS; DOGS; FEMALE; GAIT; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; WALKING;

CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MAMMALIA; TETRAPODA;

EID: 77951558479     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.039487     Document Type: Article

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