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The mechanics of scratching in the squirrel ( Neosciurus carolinensis )
Author(s) -
Dimery Nicola J.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1985.tb04931.x
Subject(s) - scratching , biology , mechanism (biology) , squirrel monkey , mechanics , zoology , anatomy , composite material , materials science , physics , quantum mechanics
Film observations of scratching in the squirrel suggested that a mechanism involving storage of elastic strain cncrgy in the tendons of thc lower leg may bc responsible for the movement. A model of the lower limb, based on such a mechanism, is put forward and tested.