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Limb joints kinematics and their relation to increasing speed in the guinea pig Cavia porcellus (Mammalia: Rodentia)

2005; Wiley; Volume: 266; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s0952836905006928

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Oscar Rocha Barbosa, M. F. C. Loguercio, Sabine Renous, Jean‐Pierre Gasc,

Robotic Locomotion and Control

Journal of ZoologyVolume 266, Issue 3 p. 293-305 Limb joints kinematics and their relation to increasing speed in the guinea pig Cavia porcellus (Mammalia: Rodentia) Oscar Rocha-Barbosa, Corresponding Author Oscar Rocha-Barbosa Laboratório de Zoologia de Vertebrados (Tetrapoda), Departamento de Zoologia. PHLC, sl. 513b/515b – IBRAG, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524, Maracanã. 20550-013, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BrasilAll correspondence to: O. Rocha-Barbosa. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorMariana Fiuza de Castro Loguercio, Mariana Fiuza de Castro Loguercio Laboratório de Zoologia de Vertebrados (Tetrapoda), Departamento de Zoologia. PHLC, sl. 513b/515b – IBRAG, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524, Maracanã. 20550-013, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BrasilSearch for more papers by this authorSabine Renous, Sabine Renous UMR 8570 CNRS/MNHN, Laboratoire d'Anatomie Comparée, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 55 Rue Buffon, F-75005 Paris, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorJean-Pierre Gasc, Jean-Pierre Gasc UMR 8570 CNRS/MNHN, Laboratoire d'Anatomie Comparée, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 55 Rue Buffon, F-75005 Paris, FranceSearch for more papers by this author Oscar Rocha-Barbosa, Corresponding Author Oscar Rocha-Barbosa Laboratório de Zoologia de Vertebrados (Tetrapoda), Departamento de Zoologia. PHLC, sl. 513b/515b – IBRAG, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524, Maracanã. 20550-013, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BrasilAll correspondence to: O. Rocha-Barbosa. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorMariana Fiuza de Castro Loguercio, Mariana Fiuza de Castro Loguercio Laboratório de Zoologia de Vertebrados (Tetrapoda), Departamento de Zoologia. PHLC, sl. 513b/515b – IBRAG, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524, Maracanã. 20550-013, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BrasilSearch for more papers by this authorSabine Renous, Sabine Renous UMR 8570 CNRS/MNHN, Laboratoire d'Anatomie Comparée, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 55 Rue Buffon, F-75005 Paris, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorJean-Pierre Gasc, Jean-Pierre Gasc UMR 8570 CNRS/MNHN, Laboratoire d'Anatomie Comparée, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 55 Rue Buffon, F-75005 Paris, FranceSearch for more papers by this author First published: 28 February 2006 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0952836905006928Citations: 20AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract The kinematics of each joint of the guinea pig Cavia porcellus were studied during the locomotor cycle at increasing speed by high-speed cinefluorography. The main objective was to reveal the functional specific features of these structural elements in each dynamic phase of the cycle and also which limb joints are important during the increase of animal speed. Most of the analysed angles in C. porcellus were affected as the speed increased, both in trot and gallop. However, only a few of them were correlated with speed. There were also differences with respect to symmetrical or asymmetrical gaits. Both pairs of limbs responded differently to the increase of speed; while the forelimb joints modified the duration of their action (frequency) more than the amplitude (stride length), the hindlimbs acted inversely. 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