Multi-functional foot use during running in the zebra-tailed lizard (Callisaurus draconoides)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 3293-3308

  Li, Chen ^a   Hsieh, S Tonia ^b   Goldman, Daniel I ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Temple University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissipation; Elastic energy savings; Energetics; Granular media; Kinematics; Mechanics; Spring mass system; Terrestrial locomotion

Indexed keywords

CALMODULIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOMECHANICS; FOOT; GAIT; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; TAIL; TENDON;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CALMODULIN; FOOT; GAIT; HINDLIMB; LIZARDS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, ANIMAL; RUNNING; TAIL; TENDONS;

ANIMALIA; CALLISAURUS; CALLISAURUS DRACONOIDES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84865727932     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.061937     Document Type: Article

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