Loading mechanics of the femur in tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum) during terrestrial locomotion

Salamanders are often used as representatives of the basal tetrapod body plan in functional studies, but little is known about the loads experienced by their limb bones during locomotion. Although salamanders' slow walking speeds might lead to low locomotor forces and limb bone stresses similar...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of experimental biology 2011-08, Vol.214 (Pt 15), p.2603-2615
Hauptverfasser:	Sheffield, K Megan, Blob, Richard W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ambystoma - physiology Ambystoma tigrinum Animals Biological Evolution Biomechanical Phenomena Caudata Female Femur - physiology Hindlimb - physiology Locomotion Male Muscle, Skeletal - physiology Phylogeny Stress, Mechanical
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