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Generation of propulsive force via vertical undulations in snakes

Lateral undulation is the most widespread mode of terrestrial vertebrate limbless locomotion, in which posteriorly propagating horizontal waves press against environmental asperities (e.g. grass, rocks) and generate propulsive reaction forces. We hypothesized that snakes can generate propulsion usin...

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Autores principales: Jurestovsky, Derek J., Usher, Logan R., Astley, Henry C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists Ltd 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8278011/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34151369
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.239020