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THE ENERGY COST OF LOCOMOTION ON THE LEVEL AND ON GRADIENTS FOR THE RED DEER ( CERVUS ELAPHUS )
Author(s) -
Brockway J. M.,
Gessaman J. A.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
quarterly journal of experimental physiology and cognate medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1469-445X
pISSN - 0033-5541
DOI - 10.1113/expphysiol.1977.sp002405
Subject(s) - cervus elaphus , cervus , zoology , energy cost , biology , geography , ecology , anatomy , engineering , architectural engineering
The oxygen consumption ( V o 2 ) of three castrated male red deer was measured while they walked on a treadmill at 7° and 14° slopes and on the level at speeds varying from 44·3 to 172·9 m.min ‐1 . The energy cost of horizontal locomotion in excess of standing was 2·6 J kg ‐1 .m ‐1 . The cost of maintenance of posture when walking was the same as that of standing. The energy cost of walking up gradients was 21·5 J kg ‐1 .vertical m ‐1 . These results are discussed in relation to values reported for other species.
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