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SUBMITTER: Clemente CJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6170770 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Clemente Christofer J CJ Wu Nicholas C NC
Journal of the Royal Society, Interface 20180926 146
Certain lizards are known to run bipedally. Modelling studies suggest bipedalism in lizards may be a consequence of a caudal shift in the body centre of mass, combined with quick bursts of acceleration, causing a torque moment at the hip lifting the front of the body. However, some lizards appear to run bipedally sooner and for longer than expected from these models, suggesting positive selection for bipedal locomotion. While differences in morphology may contribute to bipedal locomotion, change ...[more]