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Pitch then power: limitations to acceleration in quadrupeds

Rapid acceleration and deceleration are vital for survival in many predator and prey animals and are important attributes of animal and human athletes. Adaptations for acceleration and deceleration are therefore likely to experience strong selective pressures—both natural and artificial. Here, we ex...

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Autores principales: Williams, Sarah B., Tan, Huiling, Usherwood, James R., Wilson, Alan M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2781967/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19553249
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2009.0360