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Keywords: lateral undulation
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J Exp Biol (2011) 214 (13): 2189–2201.
Published: 1 July 2011
... fraction of body diameter, the boa constrictors used a balancing form of lateral undulation that was not observed for rat snakes. For all snakes the presence of pegs elicited lateral undulation and enhanced speed. For both species maximal speeds decreased with increased incline and were greatest...
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J Exp Biol (1998) 201 (19): 2669–2684.
Published: 1 October 1998
...Brad R. Moon; Carl Gans ABSTRACT Previous studies have addressed the physical principles and muscular activity patterns underlying terrestrial lateral undulation in snakes, but not the mechanism by which muscular activity produces curvature and propulsion. In this study, we used synchronized...