Chapter 9 Part 3

Question 1

Amble

Answer 1

intermed.-speed; 1 manus/pes in contact w/ground. Ex: eleph.

Question 2

Pace-

Answer 2

lateral limb pairs move togeth.; avoid tangling

Question 3

Trot-

Answer 3

stable gait-center of mass under daig. line betw. limbs. Ex: broad-bodied animals (hippos)

Question 4

Pronk-

Answer 4

4 limbs strike ground in uni.; not gait, but display (goat)

Question 5

Bound/half-bound

Answer 5

hindlimbs launch animal togeth./land on manus in uni. or trailing; incr. susp. phase

Question 6

Gallop/cantor-

Answer 6

manus/pes show trailing pattern

Question 7

Within each gait, there is a speed where economy of effort is

Answer 7

best

Question 8

Goal is to minimize energy use through

Answer 8

different speeds