Forelimb kinematics and motor patterns of the slider turtle (Trachemys scripta) during swimming and walking: Shared and novel strategies for meeting locomotor demands of water and land

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 3515-3526

  Rivera, Angela R V ^a   Blob, Richard W ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic; Biomechanics; Electromyography; EMG; Kinematics; Locomotion; Muscle; Swimming; Terrestrial; Turtle; Walking

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FORELIMB; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING; TURTLE; WALKING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FORELIMB; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLES; SWIMMING; TURTLES; WALKING; WATER;

TESTUDINES; TRACHEMYS; TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA; TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA ELEGANS;

EID: 77957825086     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.047167     Document Type: Article

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