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Low effective mechanical advantage of giraffes’ limbs during walking reveals trade-off between limb length and locomotor performance
Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) possess specialized locomotor morphology, namely elongate and gracile distal limbs. While this contributes to their overall height and enhances feeding behavior, we propose that the combination of long limb segments and modest muscle lever arms results in low effect...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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National Academy of Sciences
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9282232/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35867765 http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2108471119 |