Leg muscles that mediate stability: Mechanics and control of two distal extensor muscles during obstacle negotiation in the guinea fowl

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 366, Issue 1570, 2011, Pages 1580-1591

  Daley, Monica A ^a   Biewener, Andrew A ^b  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Locomotion; Motor control

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; GAMEBIRD; MUSCLE; TERRAIN;

AVES;

EID: 79955410956     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2010.0338     Document Type: Article

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