The metabolic cost of walking on an incline in the Peacock (Pavo cristatus)

Altering speed and moving on a gradient can affect an animal’s posture and gait, which in turn can change the energetic requirements of terrestrial locomotion. Here, the energetic and kinematic effects of locomoting on an incline were investigated in the Indian peacock, Pavo cristatus. The mass-spec...

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Main Authors: Holly Wilkinson, Nathan Thavarajah, Jonathan Codd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2015-06-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/987.pdf