... of the locust jumping mechanism I. Allometric growth and its effect on jumping performance . J. Exp. Biol.   118 , 313 - 326 . Gabriel , J. M. ( 1985b ). The development of the locust jumping mechanism II. Energy storage and muscle mechanics . J. Exp. Biol.   118 , 327 - 340 . Gade , G...

... capensis Turbulence AC ventilation Diffusion Bulk flow Energy storage Pendelluft Eddy capture Burrows are the living environment for many animals ranging in size from ants to aardvarks, and they vary enormously in size and complexity of structure ( Kinlaw, 1999 ; Meadows and Meadows, 1991...

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...Fredrik Christiansen; Gísli A. Víkingsson; Marianne H. Rasmussen; David Lusseau SUMMARY Seasonal trends in energy storage of the minke whale ( Balaenoptera acutorostrata ), a capital breeder, were investigated in Iceland, a North Atlantic feeding ground. The aim was to better understand the energy...

... wrong. * Author for correspondence ( [email protected] ) 6 12 2011 © 2012. 2012 energy storage fluorescent proteins campaniform sensilla Animals that produce fast and powerful movements are liable to cause damage to their bodies if an unpredictable event occurs...

... pads of resilin. This, therefore, provides a functional reference point for considerations about the phylogenetic relationships between snow fleas and true fleas. [email protected] 11 4 2011 © 2011. 2011 kinematics resilin energy storage The flightless adults...

... AL97TA, UK † Author for correspondence ( [email protected] ) 25 10 2010 © 2011. 2011 jumping Hylobates primate branch energy storage Animals have long been known to store and recover energy in the elastic structures of the musculoskeletal system ( Cavagna et al...

... and physiological adaptations are the most important in enhancing jump performance. * Author for correspondence (e-mail: [email protected] ) 23 1 2007 © The Company of Biologists Limited 2007 2007 energy storage jump locomotion morphology muscular scaling temperature trade-offs...

.... * Author for correspondence (e-mail: [email protected] ) 24 4 2006 © The Company of Biologists Limited 2006 2006 δ 13 C energy storage fuel use hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus isotopic incorporation respiration stable isotopes The nutrients that animals assimilate...

... of Biologists Limited 2005 2005 Equus caballus locomotion biomechanics elastic strain energy energy storage muscle work The horse has outstanding locomotor abilities. Top racing horses can cover a distance of 1 mile at an average speed of some 15 m s -1 , while top show jumping horses can...

...: Department of Biological Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403, USA 31 03 1999 08 06 1999 © 1999 by Company of Biologists 1999 cicada Cyclochila australasiae tymbal energy storage transduction sound radiation Cicadas produce sound...

... around or along the mantle. In vivo mantle strains peaked in the middle (lengthwise) of the mantle and declined towards both ends, and the absolute strains increased with increasing swimming velocity. Energy storage calculations showed that most energy was stored in the middle of the mantle...

... and outward buckling, may account for the difference between the resonant frequencies of the inward-going and outward-going clicks. The tymbal appears to act as an energy storage mechanism that releases energy as the tymbal ribs buckle inwards in sequence. Each pulse provides a large initial impulse...

... ; Hainsworth, 1980 ; Hainsworth et al . 1981 ; Simpson, 1983 ; Simpson et al . 1989 ). Long-term rates of energy storage are estimated from net gains over the time to a subsequent meal. The other method measures processing of consumed energy ( Gelperin, 1966 ; Hainsworth, 1974 ; McHugh and Moran, 1979...

... leg has the highest energy storage capacity. To produce the required amount of energy storage, the adult muscle fibres must shorten slightly more than those of the fourth instar, but they must produce more than twice the force per unit area. The strain on the apodeme is similar in adults and hoppers...