Springs, steroids, and slingshots: The roles of enhancers and constraints in animal movement

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 183, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 583-595

  Higham, Timothy E ^a   Irschick, Duncan J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastic energy; Jumping; Maximum performance; Muscle; Power amplification; Sprinting

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; STEROIDS;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84879275003     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-012-0734-z     Document Type: Review

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