Chasing maximal performance: A cautionary tale from the celebrated jumping frogs of Calaveras County

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 216, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 3947-3953

  Astley, H C ^a,d   Abbott, E M ^c   Azizi, E ^c   Marsh, R L ^b   Roberts, T J ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anuran; Contest; Elastic; Frog; Jumping; Muscle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANURA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BULLFROG; CONTEST; ELASTIC; ENERGY METABOLISM; JUMPING; LOCOMOTION; MOTIVATION; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; RANIDAE; VIDEORECORDING;

ANURAN; CONTEST; ELASTIC; FROG; JUMPING; MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; ENERGY METABOLISM; LOCOMOTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; PROBABILITY; RANA CATESBEIANA; RANIDAE; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 84886477357     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.090357     Document Type: Article

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