Energy dissipation in the elastic recoil of leg tendons of Larus ridibundus.
Cycles of tension and recoil were given to different tendons of black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus) in an Instron universal testing machine. It is shown that a large proportion of the energy elastically stored in straining is released upon recoil, ranging the energy lost (dissipation energy) between 8 and 13%. These results are in complete agreement with those published in the literature on mammals and birds that can be considered as the most accurate.
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Department of Animal Biology, University of Barcelona, Spain.
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D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000502:physiology*; D004547:Elastic Tissue / Q000502:physiology*; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D013710:Tendons / Q000502:physiology*