Search Results - "Baudinette, R V"
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Dynamics of leg muscle function in tammar wallabies (M. eugenii) during level versus incline hopping
Published in Journal of experimental biology (01-01-2004)“…The goal of our study was to examine whether the in vivo force-length behavior, work and elastic energy savings of distal muscle-tendon units in the legs of…”
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Joint work and power associated with acceleration and deceleration in tammar wallabies (Macropus eugenii)
Published in Journal of experimental biology (01-01-2005)“…Measurements of joint work and power were determined using inverse dynamics analysis based on ground reaction force and high-speed video recordings of tammar…”
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Modulation of proximal muscle function during level versus incline hopping in tammar wallabies (Macropus eugenii)
Published in Journal of experimental biology (01-04-2007)“…We examined the functional role of two major proximal leg extensor muscles of tammar wallabies during level and inclined hopping (12 degrees, 21.3% grade)…”
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The mechanics of jumping versus steady hopping in yellow-footed rock wallabies
Published in Journal of experimental biology (01-07-2005)“…The goal of our study was to explore the mechanical power requirements associated with jumping in yellow-footed rock wallabies and to determine how these…”
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Metabolism and ventilation in acute hypoxia: a comparative analysis in small mammalian species
Published in The American journal of physiology (01-06-1992)“…O2 consumption (VO2), CO2 production (VCO2), and minute ventilation (VE) have been measured during normoxia and hypoxia (10-20 min in 10% O2) in specimens of…”
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Adaptive changes in trabecular architecture in relation to functional strain patterns and disuse
Published in Bone (New York, N.Y.) (01-07-1996)“…Principal strains and their orientation, determined from in vivo and in situ strains recorded from the lateral cortical surface of the calcaneus of potoroos (a…”
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Partitioning of Respiration between the Gills and Air‐Breathing Organ in Response to Aquatic Hypoxia and Exercise in the Pacific Tarpon,Megalops cyprinoides
Published in Physiological and biochemical zoology (01-09-2004)“…The evolution of air‐breathing organs (ABOs) is associated not only with hypoxic environments but also with activity. This investigation examines the effects…”
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Energetics of locomotion by the Australian water rat (Hydromys chrysogaster): a comparison of swimming and running in a semi-aquatic mammal
Published in Journal of experimental biology (01-02-1999)“…Semi-aquatic mammals occupy a precarious evolutionary position, having to function in both aquatic and terrestrial environments without specializing in…”
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The warren architecture and environment of the southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons)
Published in Journal of zoology (1987) (01-12-2002)“…Using a porthole camera the architecture of the warrens of the southern hairy-nosed wombat Lasiorhinus latifrons was examined at two sites in southern…”
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Maximum metabolism and the aerobic factorial scope of endotherms
Published in Journal of experimental biology (01-09-1993)“…Minimum and maximum metabolism in response to cold were measured in 30 species of Australian monotremes, marsupials, eutherians and birds. In marsupials and…”
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Energy, water balance and the roost microenvironment in three Australian cave-dwelling bats (Microchiroptera)
Published in Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology (01-09-2000)“…The ghost bat, Macroderma gigas, and the orange leaf-nosed bat, Rhinonycteris aurantius, occupy similar ranges across northern Australia and are often found in…”
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Young wallabies get a free ride
Published in Nature (London) (15-10-1998)“…Wallabies and kangaroos increase their speed of hopping with little increase in their use of metabolic energy, apparently by means of elastic energy savings in…”
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Energetics of terrestrial locomotion of the platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Published in Journal of experimental biology (01-02-2001)“…The platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus Shaw displays specializations in its limb structure for swimming that could negatively affect its terrestrial locomotion…”
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Energetic Costs of Activity by Lizards in the Field
Published in Functional ecology (01-06-1997)“…1. The available data related to the activity energetics of lizards in the field were collated with respect to three indices of activity energetics: the…”
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An allometric study of lung morphology during development in the Australian pelican, Pelicanus conspicillatus, from embryo to adult
Published in Journal of anatomy (01-10-2005)“…Pelicans produce altricial chicks that develop into some of the largest birds capable of sustained flight. We traced pulmonary morphological development in the…”
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The influence of locomotion on air-sac pressures in little penguins
Published in Journal of experimental biology (15-10-2001)“…Air-sac pressures have been reported to oscillate with wing beat in flying magpies and with foot paddling in diving ducks. We sought to determine the impact on…”
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The relationship between body mass and rate of rewarming from hibernation and daily torpor in mammals
Published in Journal of experimental biology (01-07-1990)“…1. Rewarming rate from torpor and body mass were inversely related in 86 mammals ranging in body mass between 2 and 8500 g. 2. Most of the mammalian taxa…”
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Oxygen transport capacity in the air-breathing fish, Megalops cyprinoides: compensations for strenuous exercise
Published in Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology (2003)“…Tarpon have high resting or routine hematocrits (Hct) (37.6±3.4%) and hemoglobin concentrations (120.6±7.3 g l −1) that increased significantly following bouts…”
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The energetics and cardiorespiratory correlates of mammalian terrestrial locomotion
Published in Journal of experimental biology (01-10-1991)“…Energy costs of locomotion in mammals can be predicted from running speed and body mass, with the minimum cost decreasing regularly with increasing mass…”
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Routine metabolic rate of southern bluefin tuna ( Thunnus maccoyii)
Published in Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology (01-06-2008)“…Routine metabolic rate (RMR) was measured in fasting southern bluefin tuna, Thunnus maccoyii, the largest tuna species studied so far (body mass = 19.6 kg (±…”
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