The evolution of micro-cursoriality in mammals

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 217, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1316-1325

  Lovegrove, Barry G ^a   Mowoe, Metobor O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cursors; Elephant shrews; Macroscelidae; Mammals; Running speed

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FEMUR; LIMB; MAMMAL; METATARSAL BONE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ECOSYSTEM; EXTREMITIES; FEMUR; MAMMALS; METATARSAL BONES; PHYLOGENY; RUNNING; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84899646519     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: 14779145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.095737     Document Type: Article

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