Reappraisal of energetics of locomotion shows identical cost in bipeds and quadrupeds including ostrich and horse.
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Publication Date: 1979-12-13 PubMed ID: 514349DOI: 10.1038/282713a0Google Scholar: Lookup
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- Journal Article
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APA
Fedak MA, Seeherman HJ.
(1979).
Reappraisal of energetics of locomotion shows identical cost in bipeds and quadrupeds including ostrich and horse.
Nature, 282(5740), 713-716.
https://doi.org/10.1038/282713a0 Publication
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MeSH Terms
- Animals
- Animals, Zoo / physiology
- Body Weight
- Energy Metabolism
- Horses / physiology
- Humans
- Locomotion
- Oxygen Consumption
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