| Autor: |
Valentina Silva-Pereyra, Carlo M. Biancardi |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
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| Zdroj: |
New World Tarantulas ISBN: 9783030486433 |
| DOI: |
10.1007/978-3-030-48644-0_13 |
| Popis: |
Terrestrial multi-legged locomotion is an energetically demanding activity. The limbs need to exert force on the ground to support and move the body weight and negotiate uneven surfaces. The locomotor performances of Theraphosidae are limited by their poor aerobic capacities. The smaller body size and longer legs of the more active sex (males) are considered results of an optimisation to reduce the high metabolic cost of locomotion. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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