Animal cells and systems
- 제2권4호
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- Pages.477-481
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- 1998
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- 1976-8354(pISSN)
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- 2151-2485(eISSN)
Allometric Relations of Take-off Speed and Power with Body Mass of Anuran Amphibians
- Choi, In-Ho (Department of Life Science, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Yonsei University) ;
- Shin, Jae-Seung (Department of Life Science, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Yonsei University) ;
- Kim, Mi-Hyun (Department of Life Science, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Yonsei University)
- 발행 : 1998.12.01
초록
Previous studies have postulated that isometric animals exert similar locomotory capacity (speed, distance) because the amount of energy available for the motion would be the same regardless of body mass (m). To test propriety of this theory, we examined body shape and take-off potential of two frog species, Rana nigromaculata (powerful jumpers) and Bombina orientalis (slow hoppers). Morphological measurements included thigh muscle mass (indicative of total muscle force), hindlimb length (L, determining acceleration distance), and interilial width (shaping take-off motion). To gauge locomotory capacity, take-off speed (v) and take-off angle (
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