Mass enhances speed but diminishes turn capacity in terrestrial pursuit predators.

Wilson, Rory P; Griffiths, Iwan W; Mills, Michael G L; Carbone, Chris; Wilson, John W; Scantlebury, David M

Wilson, Rory P; Griffiths, Iwan W; Mills, Michael G L; Carbone, Chris; Wilson, John W; Scantlebury, David M.

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Wilson RP; Swansea Lab for Animal Movement, Department of Biosciences, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales.
Griffiths IW; College of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales.
Mills MG; The Lewis Foundation, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Carbone C; Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, London, United Kingdom.
Wilson JW; Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Scantlebury DM; School of Biological Sciences, Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom.

Elife ; 42015 Aug 07.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26252515

Assuntos

Carnívoros/fisiologia; Modelos Biológicos; Comportamento Predatório; Animais; Peso Corporal; Carnívoros/anatomia & histologia; Locomoção

Palavras-chave

cheetah; ecology; megacarnivores; pursuit predators

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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Comportamento Predatório / Carnívoros / Modelos Biológicos Limite: Animals Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article

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