Pump the brakes! The hindlimbs of three-toed sloths decelerate and support suspensory locomotion

Modern tree sloths are one of few mammalian taxa for which quadrupedal suspension is obligatory. Sloth limb musculature is specialized for slow velocity, large force contractions that stabilize their body below branches and conserve energy during locomotion. However, it is unknown whether two- and t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: McKamy, Andrew J., Young, Melody W., Mossor, Angela M., Young, Jesse W., Avey-Arroyo, Judy A., Granatosky, Michael C., Butcher, Michael T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists Ltd 2023
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10263148/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36942880
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.245622

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10263148/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36942880
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.245622

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