High speed galloping in the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) and the racing greyhound (Canis familiaris): Spatio-Temporal and kinetic characteristics

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 2425-2434

  Hudson, Penny E ^a   Corr, Sandra A ^a,b   Wilson, Alan M ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cheetah; Force; Galloping; Greyhound; Speed

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; CHEETAH; DOG; KINETICS; LIMB; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; TIME;

ACINONYX; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; DOGS; EXTREMITIES; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RUNNING; TIME FACTORS;

ACINONYX JUBATUS; ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84863830176     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.066720     Document Type: Article

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