Energetic Costs of Locomotion in Bears
February 8, 2020
This dataset contains measures of tri-axial acceleration, oxygen consumption, and kinematic measures from two captive polar bears and seven captive grizzly bears resting and walking in a metabolic chamber.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Title | Energetic Costs of Locomotion in Bears |
| DOI | 10.5066/F7QR4W91 |
| Authors | Anthony M Pagano |
| Product Type | Data Release |
| Record Source | USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS) |
| USGS Organization | Alaska Science Center |
| Rights | This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal |
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