The role of tendon elasticity in hopping in a wallaby Macropus rufogriseus

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 208, Issue 3, 1986, Pages 417-428

  Ker, R F ^a   Dimery, Nicola J ^a   Alexander, R McN ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84985315128     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1986.tb01904.x     Document Type: Article

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12. Elastic properties of the feet of deer (Cervidae)
13. Dynamic tensile properties of the plantaris tendon of sheep Ovis aries
14. Measurements of muscle stiffness and the mechanism of elastic storage of energy in hopping kangaroos