Locomotor analysis of surface propulsion by three species of reduced-limbed fossorial lizards ( Lerista : Scincidae) from western australia
dc.contributor.author | Gans, Carl | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Fusari, Margaret | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2007-04-06T18:47:51Z | |
dc.date.available | 2007-04-06T18:47:51Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1994-12 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Gans, Carl; Fusari, Margaret (1994)."Locomotor analysis of surface propulsion by three species of reduced-limbed fossorial lizards ( Lerista : Scincidae) from western australia." Journal of Morphology 222(3): 309-326. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/50287> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0362-2525 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1097-4687 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/50287 | |
dc.description.abstract | The relatively large, but superficially similar, Lerista macropisthopus , L. connivens , and L. lineopunctulata differ in bodily elongation and limb reduction, inhabit sandy areas, and move under sand. Visual analysis and computer-generated excursion and curvature graphs show that each species moves differently on smooth and rough surfaces, on surfaces with and without nails, and in channels. The reduced-limbed quadruped, Lerista macropisthopus walks frequently, using its four clawed limbs, whenever traction is available. Its undulating body curves uniformly but never generates slide-pushing curves. The biped L. connivens walks with its hindlimbs, although less frequently, and/or oscillates its tail in propelling its relatively stiff, short body. The biped L. lineopunctulata rarely uses its hindlimbs but always undulates body and. tail. It can use single nails in cam-follower progression. L. macropisthopus and L. connivens walk well in channels with rough bottoms, but only L lineopunctulata uses tunnel concertina to travel in channels with smooth bottoms. Friction of body surfaces dragged and of those transmitting propulsive forces is critical to these lizards and explains the division of movement into slow and rapid progression rates. Animals that have clawed limbs, no matter how reduced, use them. Body and tail generally are used differently. The tail may be flipped anteriorly to facilitate concertina. In nail arrays, travel is by simple, never by lateral, undulation. Apparently distinct motor coordination patterns are associated with differences in morphology, habit, and habitat. © 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc. | en_US |
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dc.publisher | Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Life and Medical Sciences | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Cell & Developmental Biology | en_US |
dc.title | Locomotor analysis of surface propulsion by three species of reduced-limbed fossorial lizards ( Lerista : Scincidae) from western australia | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.rights.robots | IndexNoFollow | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Health Sciences | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Science | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Department of Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 ; Department of Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz California 95064 | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/50287/1/1052220308_ftp.pdf | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.1052220308 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Journal of Morphology | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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