Levers Lab Terms

Ambulatory

walkers

Ambulatory

most stable gait, limbs in contact with ground at least half of the gait

Cursorial

runners

Cursorial

typically have long legs, all limbs are in the air at some point during gait, limbs in contact with ground in less than half of gait

Saltatorial

hopping, jumping for propulsion

Saltatorial

limbs exhibit convergent evolution, typically have larger hindfeet

Fossorial

diggers or burrowers

Fossorial

stout, short and robust limbs for digging

Appendages

For fossorial: 

Mammals - use _______

Body Axis

For fossorial: 

Amphibians/Reptiles - use _______

Arboreal

moving in the trees

Scansorial

climbing with feet

Scansorial

sometimes have prehensile or adhesive structures, or claws

Brachiation

swinging from branch to branch using arms

Brachiation

longer and stronger forelimbs

Aerial

moving in air

Glissant

gliders

Glissant

unpowered flight, have flaps of skin to increase surface area of body

Volant

true flight that is powered by the movement of the wings

Volant

powered flight, provide lift against gravity using wings