Convergent exaptation of leap up for escape in distantly related arboreal amniotes

Adaptive Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-77

  Legreneur, Pierre ^a,b   Laurin, Michel ^a   Monteil, Karine M ^b   Bels, Vincent ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

canopy; hind limb; Jumping; kinematics; tetrapod

Indexed keywords

AMNIOTA; ANIMALIA; ANOLIS CAROLINENSIS; LEMURIFORMES; MICROCEBUS MURINUS; TETRAPODA;

EID: 84856601439     PISSN: 10597123     EISSN: 17412633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059712311426797     Document Type: Article

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