The mechanics of scratching in the squirrel (Neosciurus carolinensis) |
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Authors: | Nicola J. Dimery |
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Affiliation: | Department of Pure &Applied Zoology, Baines Wing, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT |
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Abstract: | Film observations of scratching in the squirrel suggested that a mechanism involving storage of elastic strain cncrgy in the tendons of thc lower leg may bc responsible for the movement. A model of the lower limb, based on such a mechanism, is put forward and tested. |
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