Pump the brakes! The hindlimbs of three-toed sloths decelerate and support suspensory locomotion.

McKamy, Andrew J; Young, Melody W; Mossor, Angela M; Young, Jesse W; Avey-Arroyo, Judy A; Granatosky, Michael C; Butcher, Michael T

McKamy, Andrew J; Young, Melody W; Mossor, Angela M; Young, Jesse W; Avey-Arroyo, Judy A; Granatosky, Michael C; Butcher, Michael T.

Afiliación

McKamy AJ; Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH 44555, USA.
Young MW; Department of Anatomy, New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY 11568, USA.
Mossor AM; School of Biomedical Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44243, USA.
Young JW; School of Biomedical Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44243, USA.
Avey-Arroyo JA; Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH 44272, USA.
Granatosky MC; The Sloth Sanctuary of Costa Rica, Penshurst, Limon 3702, Costa Rica.
Butcher MT; The Dallas World Aquarium, Dallas, TX 75202, USA.

J Exp Biol ; 226(8)2023 04 15.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36942880

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Perezosos; Animales; Perezosos/fisiología; Filogenia; Locomoción/fisiología; Miembro Posterior/fisiología; Primates/fisiología; Extremidad Inferior; Peso Corporal

Palabras clave

Bradypus variegatus; Impulse; Inverted quadrupedalism; Kinetics; Stability; Two-toed sloths

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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Perezosos Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: J Exp Biol Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido

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