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Williams, T. L. (1981). An experimental analysis of the gait any of locomotion in the tortoise, with a simple mathematical description. Journal of Physiology, 310, 307–320.
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| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Williams1981 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Testudinidae, Testudo, Testudo graeca, Verhalten = ethology Creators: Williams Collection: Journal of Physiology |
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Testudinidae SUMMARY 1. Voluntary locomotion of the tortoise Testudo graeca was investigated over a range of experimental conditions. 2. The swing and stance intervals of the step cycles of individual limbs and the interlimb intervals were shown to depend only upon the locomotor cycle duration independent of experimental conditions. 3. The gait is described by four simple equations, valid for all animals and conditions tested, with locomotor cycle duration as the only independent variable. 4. The observed frequency of locomotion was shown to be related to body weight, cloacal temperature, and walking surface in a manner which can be described by a single equation. 5. The implications of these findings for vertebrate locomotion are discussed.
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