...Thomas J. Roberts; Jeffrey A. Scales SUMMARY We tested the hypothesis that the hindlimb muscles of wild turkeys( Meleagris gallopavo ) can produce maximal power during running accelerations. The mechanical power developed during single running steps was calculated from force-plate and high-speed...

... turkeys ( Meleagris gallopavo ) of the same weight. First, we confirmed that turkeys and dogs use approximately the same amount of energy to run at the same speed, and found that turkeys take 1.8-fold longer steps. Higher muscle forces and/or longer muscle fibers would require a greater volume of active...