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Energetic Costs of Locomotion in Bears

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Oxygen consumption and kinematic measurement data and tri-axial acceleration measurement data from 2 captive polar bears and 7 captive grizzly bears resting and walking in a metabolic chamber.

Data sets included:

Measures of Oxygen Consumption and Kinematics of Captive Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) and Captive Grizzly Bears (Ursus arctos) while Resting and Walking in a Metabolic Chamber Metadata
Tri-axial Accelerometer Data of Captive Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) and Captive Grizzly Bears (Ursus arctos) Resting and Walking on a Treadmill Metadata

Author(s): Pagano, A. M.

Suggested Citation:
Pagano, A. M., 2018, Energetic Costs of Locomotion in Bears: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7QR4W91.

Referenced Publication(s):

Pagano, A. M., A. M. Carnahan, C. M. Robbins, M. A. Owen, T. Batson, A. Cutting, N. Nicassio-Hiskey, A. Hash, and T. M. Williams. 2018. Energetic costs of locomotion in bears: is plantigrade locomotion energetically economical?. Journal of Experimental Biology 221:jeb175372. doi:10.1242/jeb.175372


DataID: 211 | doi:10.5066/F7QR4W91 | Date Posted Online: 2018-06-25 | Last Updated: 2019-07-29 12:41:43

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