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Carrier's constraint: a standalone construct

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Animal biomechanics

the hypothesis that lateral body bending in sprawling tetrapods interferes with lung ventilation during running, limiting locomotor stamina.

In animal biomechanics, Carrier's constraint refers to the hypothesis that lateral body bending in sprawling tetrapods interferes with lung ventilation during running, limiting locomotor stamina. This meaning comes from Carrier (1987) in Paleobiology.[1]

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References

Carrier, D. R. (1987). The evolution of locomotor stamina in tetrapods: circumventing a mechanical constraint. Paleobiology, 13(3), 326-341. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0094837300008903

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