Morphological correlates of aquatic and terrestrial locomotion in a semi‐aquatic frog, Rana esculenta: no evidence for a design conflict

No abstract is available for this paper.

• Publication year

  2007

• Venue

  Journal of Anatomy

• Publication date

  2007-03-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2007.00691.xPMID 17331179PMCID PMC2100283
• External record

  Open on Semantic Scholar

• Source metadata

  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

• No claims are published for this paper.

• No concepts are published for this paper.

• Take-off and landing forces in jumping frogs

  2006influential reference
• Intraspecific correlations among morphology, performance and habitat use within a green anole lizard ( Anolis carolinensis ) population

  2005cited by this paper
• Propulsive force calculations in swimming frogs I. A momentum–impulse approach

  2005influential reference
• Performance capacity, fighting tactics and the evolution of life–stage male morphs in the green anole lizard (Anolis carolinensis)

  2004cited by this paper
• The Evolution of Jumping Performance in Caribbean Anolis Lizards: Solutions to Biomechanical Trade‐Offs

  2004cited by this paper
• Evolutionary correlations between escape behaviour and performance ability in eight species of snow skinks (Niveoscincus: Lygosominae) from Tasmania

  2003cited by this paper
• Aquatic and Terrestrial Locomotor Performance in a Semiaquatic Plethodontid Salamander (Pseudotriton ruber): Influence of Acute Temperature, Thermal Acclimation, and Body Size

  2003influential reference
• Kenyan dominance in distance running.

  2003cited by this paper
• Propulsive impulse as a covarying performance measure in the comparison of the kinematics of swimming and jumping in frogs

  2003influential reference
• A biomechanical analysis of intra- and interspecific scaling of jumping and morphology in Caribbean Anolis lizards

  2003cited by this paper
• Aquatic and terrestrial locomotor speeds of amphibious sea-snakes (Serpentes, Laticaudidae)

  2003cited by this paper
• Functional morphology of proximal hindlimb muscles in the frog Rana pipiens.

  2002cited by this paper
• Evolutionary biology: Performance constraints in decathletes

  2002cited by this paper
• The relationship between maximum jumping performance and hind limb morphology/physiology in domestic cats (Felis silvestris catus).

  2002cited by this paper
• Effects of induced variation in anuran larval development on postmetamorphic energy reserves and locomotion

  2002cited by this paper
• Proximate Causes of Intraspecific Variation in Locomotor Performance in the Lizard Gallotia galloti

  2001cited by this paper
• Covariation of Morphology and Jumping Performance in Newly Metamorphosed Water Frogs: Effects of Larval Growth History

  2000cited by this paper
• Hovering and jumping: contrasting problems in scaling

  2000cited by this paper
• Symmorphosis: On Form and Function in Shaping Life

  2000cited by this paper
• Differential Morphology and Jumping Performance of Newly Metamorphosed Frogs of the Hybridogenetic Rana esculenta Complex

  2000cited by this paper
• Lizard Locomotion: How Morphology Meets Ecology

  2000cited by this paper
• The Evolution of the Functional Role of Trunk Muscles During Locomotion in Adult Amphibians1

  2000cited by this paper
• Allometric scaling relationships of jumping performance in the striped marsh frog Limnodynastes peronii.

  2000cited by this paper
• Absolute versus per unit body length speed of prey as an estimator of vulnerability to predation.

  1999cited by this paper
• An integrative study of the temperature dependence of whole animal and muscle performance during jumping and swimming in the frog Rana temporaria

  1999cited by this paper
• Energetics of locomotion by the Australian water rat (Hydromys chrysogaster): a comparison of swimming and running in a semi-aquatic mammal.

  1999cited by this paper
• ANTIPREDATOR BEHAVIORS OF NEWLY METAMORPHOSED GREEN FROGS (RANA CLAMITANS)AND LEOPARD FROGS (R. PIPIENS) IN ENCOUNTERS WITH EASTERN GARTER SNAKES (TH AMNOPHIS S. SIRTALIS)

  1997cited by this paper
• VARIATIONS IN TAKE-OFF VELOCITY OF ANURAN AMPHIBIANS : RELATION TO MORPHOLOGY, MUSCLE CONTRACTILE FUNCTION AND ENZYME ACTIVITY

  1996cited by this paper
• Properties of twitch motor units of the ankle extensor muscles in the bullfrog Rana catesbeiana

  1994cited by this paper
• Relating mechanics and energetics during exercise.

  1994cited by this paper
• Relating mechanics and energetics during exercise.

  1994influential reference
• Jumping ability of anuran amphibians.

  1994cited by this paper
• Scaling of locomotor performance and enzyme activity in the leopard frog, Rana pipiens

  1993cited by this paper
• The ecomorphology of Bornean tree frogs (family Rhacophoridae)

  1991cited by this paper
• Effects of Larval Density on Jumping Ability and Stamina in Newly Metamorphosed Bufo woodhousii fowleri

  1990cited by this paper
• THE EVOLUTION OF FORM AND FUNCTION: MORPHOLOGY AND LOCOMOTOR PERFORMANCE IN WEST INDIAN ANOLIS LIZARDS

  1990cited by this paper
• Integrated studies of locomotor performance

  1989influential reference
• Unrepeatable repeatabilities: a common mistake

  1987influential reference
• FUNCTIONS OF THE SLIDING PELVIS IN XENOPUS-LAEVIS

  1985cited by this paper
• Effect of limb mass and its distribution on the energetic cost of running.

  1985cited by this paper
• Physiological correlates of locomotory performance in a lizard: an allometric approach.

  1984cited by this paper
• Morphology, Performance and Fitness

  1983cited by this paper
• Design of the mammalian respiratory system.

  1981cited by this paper
• Estimating plant abundances from pollen percentages: The use of regression analysis

  1981cited by this paper
• Design of the mammalian respiratory system. I. Problem and strategy.

  1981cited by this paper
• Muscle activity at the ilio‐sacral articulation of frogs

  1980cited by this paper
• Anuran locomotion--structure and function, 2: jumping performance of semiaquatic, terrestrial, and arboreal frogs

  1978cited by this paper
• Fitting straight lines when both variables are subject to error.

  1978cited by this paper
• ALLOMETRY AND JUMPING IN FROGS: HELPING THE TWAIN TO MEET

  1978influential reference
• THE RELATIONSHIP OF LOCOMOTION TO DIFFERENTIAL PREDATION ON PSEUDACRIS TRISERIATA

  1977cited by this paper
• The Relationships of Locomotion to Differential Predation on Pseudacris Triseriata (Anura: Hylidae)

  1977cited by this paper
• Limit of fish swimming speed

  1975cited by this paper
• Extensive and intensive factors determining the performance of striated muscle.

  1975cited by this paper
• Anuran Locomotion: Structure and Function. I. Preliminary Observations on Relation between Jumping and Osteometrics of Appendicular and Postaxial Skeleton

  1972cited by this paper
• ON THE ORIGIN OF THE JUMPING MECHANISM IN FROGS

  1966cited by this paper
• Dimensions of Animals and their Muscular Dynamics

  1949cited by this paper
• Ecological Morphology of Locomotor Performance in Squamate Reptiles

  year unknowncited by this paper

• Form-function relationships within species are uncoupled from those across species in swimming and jumping performance in arboreal frogs.

  2025cites this paper
• The Design, Modeling, and Experiment of a Novel Diving-Beetle-Inspired Paddling Propulsion Robot

  2025cites this paper
• Trade-offs between aquatic and terrestrial locomotion and functional parallelism in Desmognathus salamanders

  2025cites this paper
• Biomechanical Properties of Long Bones and Degrees of Morphological Integration Between the Fore and Hindlimbs in Anuran Species With Different Habitat Uses.

  2025cites this paper
• Selection of geographical populations suitable for artificial breeding of the Northeast China Brown Frog (Rana dybowskii)

  2025cites this paper
• Ecomorphology of Anurans: The Challenge of Ecological Categories and Locomotor Modes.

  2025cites this paper
• Global Diversity Patterns in Anurans Are Determined by Terrestrial and Arboreal Species.

  2025cites this paper
• Frog Fibres: What Muscle Architecture Can Tell Us About Anuran Locomotor Function

  2024cites this paper
• Physiological and morphological traits affect contemporary range expansion and implications for species distribution modelling in an amphibian species.

  2024cites this paper
• Comparative muscle anatomy of the anuran pelvis and hindlimb in relation to locomotor mode

  2024influential citation
• Sexual Size Dimorphism in Multiple Traits: An Integrative Perspective in Several Anuran Species

  2024cites this paper
• Physiological basis of convergent evolution in animal communication systems.

  2024cites this paper
• Frog limbs in deep time: is jumping locomotion at the roots of the anuran Bauplan?

  2023cites this paper
• Locomotor, ecological and phylogenetic drivers of skeletal proportions in frogs

  2023influential citation
• Locomotion and Biomechanical Adaptations in Hind Limb Muscles of Three Mexican Anuran Species

  2023cites this paper
• Phenotypic Plasticity in Juvenile Frogs That Experienced Predation Pressure as Tadpoles Does Not Alter Their Locomotory Performance

  2023cites this paper
• What makes a great invader? Anatomical traits as predictors of locomotor performance and metabolic rate in an invasive frog.

  2023cites this paper
• The radiation continuum and the evolution of frog diversity

  2023cites this paper
• Functional Frogs: Using Swimming Performance as a Model to Understand Natural Selection and Adaptations

  2023cites this paper
• A new anuran genus from the fossil sites of Langebaanweg and Cooper’s Cave, South Africa

  2023cites this paper
• A muscle-machine hybrid crawler: Omnidirectional maneuverability and high load capacity

  2023cites this paper
• Does aquatic performance predict terrestrial performance: a case study with an aquatic frog, Xenopus laevis.

  2023influential citation
• Phylogenetic analysis of adaptation in comparative physiology and biomechanics: overview and a case study of thermal physiology in treefrogs.

  2022cites this paper
• Hind limb muscles influence the architectural properties of long bones in frogs

  2022cites this paper
• Functional Trade-offs Asymmetrically Promote Phenotypic Evolution.

  2022cites this paper
• Size, microhabitat, and loss of larval feeding drive cranial diversification in frogs

  2021cites this paper
• Examination of Physiological and Morphological Differences between Farm-Bred and Wild Black-Spotted Pond Frogs (Pelophylax nigromaculatus)

  2021cites this paper
• The influence of locomotion and habitat use on tendo-muscular units of an anuran clade (Anura, Diphyabatrachia)

  2020cites this paper
• Biomechanical properties of anuran long bones: correlations with locomotor modes and habitat use

  2020cites this paper
• Forelimb musculoskeletal-tendinous growth in frogs

  2020cites this paper
• Evaluating the physical condition of Hyla japonica using radiographic techniques.

  2020cites this paper
• Anuran limbs reflect microhabitat and distal, later‐developing bones are more evolutionarily labile *

  2020cites this paper
• Evolution of the unique anuran pelvic and hindlimb skeleton in relation to microhabitat, locomotor mode, and jump performance.

  2020cites this paper
• Research on Structural Optimization Design and Trajectory Planning of Frog-inspired Robot

  2020cites this paper
• Patterns of correlations and locomotor specialization in anuran limbs: association with phylogeny and ecology.

  2020cites this paper
• Ecomorphology of the pectoral girdle in anurans (Amphibia, Anura): Shape diversity and biomechanical considerations

  2020cites this paper
• High ecomorphological diversity among Early Cretaceous frogs from a large subtropical wetland of Iberia

  2019cites this paper
• What Determines the Distinct Morphology of Species with a Particular Ecology? The Roles of Many-to-One Mapping and Trade-Offs in the Evolution of Frog Ecomorphology and Performance

  2019cites this paper
• Same but different: aquatic prey capture in paedomorphic and metamorphic Alpine newts

  2019cites this paper
• Descriptive skeletal anatomy of Blommersia transmarina (Amphibia: Anura: Mantellidae) from the Comoro Islands

  2019cites this paper
• Do Bufonids Employ Different Anti-Predator Behaviors Than Ranids? Comparison among Three European Anurans

  2018influential citation
• Evolution of morphology and locomotor performance in anurans: relationships with microhabitat diversification

  2018cites this paper
• Evolution of tendon shape in an anuran clade and its relation to size, phylogeny and locomotion

  2018cites this paper
• Frog tendon structure and its relationship with locomotor modes

  2018cites this paper
• Phylogenetic patterns and correlation of key structures for jumping: bone crests and cross‐sectional areas of muscles in Leptodactylus (Anura, Leptodactylidae)

  2018influential citation
• Osteological postcranial traits in hylid anurans indicate a morphological continuum between swimming and jumping locomotor modes

  2017cites this paper
• Tendinous framework of anurans reveals an all-purpose morphology.

  2017cites this paper
• Niche partitioning and the role of intraspecific niche variation in structuring a guild of generalist anurans

  2017cites this paper
• Network architecture associated with the highly specialized hindlimb of frogs

  2017cites this paper
• Inverse dynamic modelling of jumping in the red-legged running frog, Kassina maculata

  2017cites this paper
• Optimization of a frog inspired robot powered by pneumatic muscles

  2017cites this paper
• Morphometric ratio analyses: Locomotor mode in anurans.

  2017cites this paper
• Musculoskeletal architecture of the prey capture apparatus in salamandrid newts with multiphasic lifestyle: does anatomy change during the seasonal habitat switches?

  2016cites this paper
• The diversity and evolution of locomotor muscle properties in anurans

  2016cites this paper
• Design and analysis of one degree of freedom mechanism for frog robot leg and simulation of swimming based on frog natural motion

  2015cites this paper
• Foot trajectory planning of frog swimming based on propulsion mechanism

  2015cites this paper
• The evolution and ecology of individual specializations amongst a group of dietary generalists.

  2015cites this paper
• Foot trajectory planning of frog swimming based on propulsion mechanism

  2015cites this paper
• Do all frogs swim alike? The effect of ecological specialization on swimming kinematics in frogs

  2014cites this paper
• Surveys on populations of green frogs (Pelophylax) of Western Tuscany sites with molecular and morphometric methods

  2014cites this paper
• Variability of Structural and Biomechanical Prameters of Pelophylax esculentus (Amphibia, Anura) Limb Bones

  2014cites this paper
• An ecomorphological analysis of forelimb musculotendinous system in sigmodontine rodents (Rodentia, Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae)

  2014cites this paper
• Variability of Structural and Biomechanical Parameters of Pelophylax Esculentus (Amphibia, Anura) Limb Bones

  2014influential citation
• Anuran Locomotion: Ontogeny and Morphological Variation of a Distinctive Set of Muscles

  2014cites this paper
• Within-Population Developmental and Morphological Plasticity is Mirrored in Between-Population Differences: Linking Plasticity and Diversity

  2013cites this paper
• Built for rowing: frog muscle is tuned to limb morphology to power swimming

  2013cites this paper
• The effect of substrate diameter and incline on locomotion in an arboreal frog

  2013cites this paper
• Evolutionary conservatism and convergence both lead to striking similarity in ecology, morphology and performance across continents in frogs

  2013cites this paper
• К методам биомеханических исследований трубчатых костей конечностей (обзорная статья)

  2013cites this paper
• power swimming Built for rowing: frog muscle is tuned to limb morphology to

  2013cites this paper
• Biological swimming mechanism analysis and design of robotic frog

  2013cites this paper
• Locomotory techniques in Upper Cretaceous frogs (Iharkút,Hungary)

  2012cites this paper
• Intersexual differences in body shape and locomotor performance in the aquatic frog, Xenopus tropicalis

  2012cites this paper
• Trade-offs between burst performance and maximal exertion capacity in a wild amphibian, Xenopus tropicalis

  2012influential citation
• Somato-dendritic morphology and dendritic signal transfer properties differentiate between fore- and hindlimb innervating motoneurons in the frog Rana esculenta

  2012cites this paper
• Aspectos da fisiologia metabólica e do desempenho locomotor em anfíbios anuros: implicações da fragmentação ambiental

  2011cites this paper
• Trait Performance Correlations across Life Stages under Environmental Stress Conditions in the Common Frog, Rana temporaria

  2010cites this paper
• Kinematics and hydrodynamics analysis of swimming anurans reveals striking inter-specific differences in the mechanism for producing thrust

  2010cites this paper
• Kinematics of level terrestrial and underwater walking in the California newt, Taricha torosa.

  2009cites this paper
• Beastly Bondage: The Costs of Amplexus in Cane Toads (Bufo marinus)

  2009cites this paper
• Environmentally induced mechanical feedback in locomotion: frog performance as a model.

  2009influential citation
• Morphological Correlates of Locomotion in Anurans: Limb Length, Pelvic Anatomy and Contact Structures

  2008cites this paper
• Distributed under Creative Commons Cc-by 4.0 Jumping Performance in the Highly Aquatic Frog, Xenopus Tropicalis: Sex-specific Relationships between Morphology and Performance

  year unknowncites this paper