Symmetrical gaits and center of mass mechanics in small-bodied, primitive mammals

Autor:	Eric J. McElroy, Michael B. Bennett, Audrone R. Biknevicius, Stephen M. Reilly
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Body Weight Mechanics Biology Gait Cursorial Motion (physics) Biomechanical Phenomena Rats Marsupialia Species Specificity Animals Body Size Animal Science and Zoology Center of mass Locomotion
Zdroj:	Zoology. 116:67-74
ISSN:	0944-2006
Popis:	a b s t r a c t Widely accepted relationships between gaits (footfall patterns) and center of mass mechanics have been formulated from observations for cursorial mammals. However, sparse data on smaller or more general- ized forms suggest a fundamentally different relationship. This study explores locomotor dynamics in one eutherian and five metatherian (marsupials) mammals—all small-bodied (
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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