Relating ranging ecology, limb length, and locomotor economy in terrestrial animals

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 296, Issue , 2012, Pages 6-12

  Pontzer, Herman ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Energetics; Evolution; Foraging efficiency; Locomotion

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ANIMAL; COEVOLUTION; ECOMORPHOLOGY; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; LIMB; LOCOMOTION;

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; COEVOLUTION; ECONOMY SELECTION PRESSURE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; GENETIC SELECTION; LIMB LENGTH; LOCOMOTION; LOCOMOTOR ECONOMY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OPTIMAL FORAGING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGING ECOLOGY; TERRESTRIAL SPECIES;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY INTAKE; EXTREMITIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LOCOMOTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SELECTION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 83455224644     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.11.018     Document Type: Article

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