Energy cost of bipedal running.

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ARTICLESEnergy cost of bipedal runningMA Fedak, B Pinshow, and K Schmidt-NielsenMA Fedak, B Pinshow, and K Schmidt-NielsenPublished Online:01 Nov 1974https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1974.227.5.1038MoreSectionsPDF (2 MB)Download PDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesGet permissionsTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInWeChat Previous Back to Top Next Download PDF FiguresReferencesRelatedInformation Cited ByReconstructing ecological functions provided by extinct fauna using allometrically informed simulation models: An in silico framework for ‘movement palaeoecology’22 August 2021 | Functional Ecology, Vol. 35, No. 11Terrestrial locomotion energy costs vary considerably between species: no evidence that this is explained by rate of leg force production or ecology24 January 2019 | Scientific Reports, Vol. 9, No. 1The Interaction of Compliance and Activation on the Force-Length Operating Range and Force Generating Capacity of Skeletal Muscle: A Computational Study using a 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