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Terrestrial Locomotion

Terrestrial Locomotion is a type of mammalian locomotor adaptation characterized by movement strategies and biomechanical mechanisms specifically evolved for efficient displacement on solid ground substrates, distinguishing it from aquatic, aerial, or arboreal forms of mobility.

419

Publications

23.8K

Citations

996

Authors

469

Institutions

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2017–2026

80

Variants

Land Locomotion

Parents

Publications

419

Energetics and mechanics of terrestrial locomotion. I. Metabolic energy consumption as a function of speed and body size in birds and mammals

Curtis R. Taylor, N. C. Heglund, G. M. O. Maloiy · Journal of Experimental Biology · 1982 · 654 citations

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Rethinking Primate Origins

Matt Cartmill · Science · 1974 · 470 citations

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The Mechanism of Locomotion in Snakes

J. Gray · Journal of Experimental Biology · 1946 · 451 citations

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Mechanics of A Rapid Running Insect: Two-, Four-and Six-Legged Locomotion

Robert J. Full, Michael S. Tu · Journal of Experimental Biology · 1991 · 394 citations

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The Behavioral Ecology of Intermittent Locomotion1

Donald L. Kramer, Robert L. McLaughlin · American Zoologist · 2001 · 333 citations

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Authors

996

  1. RJ
    Robert J. Full

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    13 publications · 1.4K citations

    13

    h-index

  2. RW
    Richard W. Blob

    Clemson University, United States

    11 publications · 639 citations

    11

    h-index

  3. PA
    Peter Aerts

    University of Antwerp, Belgium

    8 publications · 512 citations

    8

    h-index

  4. DI
    Daniel I. Goldman

    Georgia Institute of Technology, United States

    7 publications · 397 citations

    7

    h-index

  5. AA
    Andrew A. Biewener

    Harvard University, United States

    7 publications · 756 citations

    7

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Institutions

469

  1. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    17 h-index

    35 publications

    3.5K citations

  2. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    16 h-index

    34 publications

    6.1K citations

  3. Stony Brook University

    Stony Brook, United States

    12 h-index

    22 publications

    1.1K citations

  4. Friedrich Schiller University Jena

    Jena, Germany

    11 h-index

    30 publications

    1.3K citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    11 h-index

    21 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    10 h-index

    20 publications

    1.2K citations

  7. Clemson University

    Clemson, United States

    10 h-index

    18 publications

    884 citations

  8. University of Antwerp

    Antwerp, Belgium

    10 h-index

    24 publications

    1.6K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Experimental Biology

    72 publications · 6.3K citations

    44

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  2. American Journal of Physical Anthropology

    17 publications · 1.1K citations

    16

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  3. Journal of Zoology

    15 publications · 1K citations

    15

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  4. Journal of Morphology

    10 publications · 736 citations

    10

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  5. Scientific Reports

    8 publications · 269 citations

    8

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