Gait-specific energetics contributes to economical walking and running in emus and ostriches

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 278, Issue 1714, 2011, Pages 2040-2046

  Watson, Rebecca R ^a   Rubenson, Jonas ^b   Coder, Lisa ^a   Hoyt, Donald F ^a   Propert, Matthew W G ^c   Marsh, Richard L ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost of transport; Energetics; Gait; Locomotion; Preferred speeds

Indexed keywords

BIRD; ENERGETICS; ENERGY BUDGET; ENERGY USE; FLIGHTLESSNESS; METABOLISM; WALKING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GAIT; MALE; OSTRICH; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; DROMAIIDAE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GAIT; MALE; RUNNING; STRUTHIONIFORMES; WALKING;

ANIMALIA; AVES; DROMAIIDAE; PALAEOGNATHAE; STRUTHIONIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79957650619     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.2022     Document Type: Article

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