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Investigation of feet functions of large ruminants with a decoupled model of equivalent mechanism

Cloven hooves of ruminants adapt to diverse terrain, provide propulsive force and support the whole body during movement in natural environments. To reveal how the feet ensure terrain adaptability by choosing the proper configurations and terrain conditions, we model the feet of ruminants as an equi...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Qun, Xu, Kun, Ding, Xilun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5399556/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28412713
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/bio.023630