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Constraints on muscle performance provide a novel explanation for the scaling of posture in terrestrial animals
Larger terrestrial animals tend to support their weight with more upright limbs. This makes structural sense, reducing the loading on muscles and bones, which is disproportionately challenging in larger animals. However, it does not account for why smaller animals are more crouched; instead, they co...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3730652/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23825086 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2013.0414 |