How muscles define maximum running performance in lizards: An analysis using swing- and stance-phase muscles

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1685-1691

  Higham, Timothy E ^a   Korchari, Paul G ^a   McBrayer, Lance D ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Cross sectional area; Fiber type; Lizard; Locomotion; Muscle; Performance; Running; Sceloporus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; GAIT; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICAL MODEL; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; GAIT; HINDLIMB; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LINEAR MODELS; LIZARDS; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RUNNING; VIDEO RECORDING;

ANIMALIA; SCELOPORUS; SCELOPORUS WOODI; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79955588737     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.051045     Document Type: Article

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