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Energetic Consequences of Human Sociality: Walking Speed Choices among Friendly Dyads

Research has shown that individuals have an optimal walking speed–a speed which minimizes energy expenditure for a given distance. Because the optimal walking speed varies with mass and lower limb length, it also varies with sex, with males in any given population tending to have faster optimal walk...

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Autores principales: Wagnild, Janelle, Wall-Scheffler, Cara M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3806777/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24194840
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0076576