期刊
ZOOLOGY
卷 117, 期 2, 页码 146-159出版社
ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2013.08.009
关键词
Octodon degus; Inclines; Declines; Running gaits; Gait selection
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资金
- Ohio Board of Regents, Ohio University
- Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
- National Science Foundation [IOB-0520100]
- National Science Foundation (ARRA award) [DBI-0922988]
To gain new insights into running gaits on sloped terrestrial substrates, metric and selected kinematic parameters of the common degu (Octodon degus) were examined. Individuals were filmed at their maximum voluntary running speed using a high-speed camera placed laterally to the terrestrial substrate varying in orientations from -30 degrees to +30 degrees, at 10 degrees increments. Degus used trotting, lateral-sequence (LS) and diagonal-sequence (DS) running gaits at all substrate orientations. Trotting was observed across the whole speed range whereas DS running gaits occurred at significantly higher speeds than LS running gaits. Metric and kinematic changes on sloped substrates in degus paralleled those noted for most other mammals. However, the timing of metric and kinematic locomotor adjustments differed significantly between individual degus. In addition, most of these adjustments took place at 10 degrees rather than 30 degrees inclines and declines, indicating significant biomechanical demands even on slightly sloped terrestrial substrates. The results of this study suggest that DS and LS running gaits may represent an advantage in small to medium-sized mammals for counteracting some level of locomotor instability. Finally, changes in locomotor parameters of the forelimbs rather than the hindlimbs seem to play an important role in gait selection in small to medium-sized mammals. (C) 2013 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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