A E Patak

Summary

Affiliation: Edith Cowan University
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi Pelvic limb musculature in the emu Dromaius novaehollandiae (Aves: Struthioniformes: Dromaiidae): adaptations to high-speed running
    A E Patak
    School of Natural Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Mt Lawley, Australia
    J Morphol 238:23-37. 1998

Detail Information

Publications1

  1. ncbi Pelvic limb musculature in the emu Dromaius novaehollandiae (Aves: Struthioniformes: Dromaiidae): adaptations to high-speed running
    A E Patak
    School of Natural Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Mt Lawley, Australia
    J Morphol 238:23-37. 1998
    ..gastrocnemius. The presence and arrangement of four muscle bellies may increase the effectiveness of M. gastrocnemius and other muscles during cursorial locomotion by moving the limb in a cranio-caudal rather than a latero-medial plane...