ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Medicine
,
Natural Sciences in General
,
Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] Penguins use twice as much metabolic energy as other terrestrial animals of a similar mass to walk a given distance, which was thought to be because side-to-side waddling requires excessive work. Here we show that waddling actually conserves mechanical energy and suggest instead that ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/35050167
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