Trade-offs between burst performance and maximal exertion capacity in a wild amphibian, Xenopus tropicalis

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 3106-3111

  Herrel, Anthony ^a   Bonneaud, Camille ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Paul Sabatier University   (France)

Author keywords

Burst performance; Frog; Locomotion; Maximal exertion capacity; Trade off

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; MALE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; XENOPUS;

EID: 84865224329     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.072090     Document Type: Article

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