Energetic consequences of human sociality: walking speed choices among friendly dyads.

Research has shown that individuals have an optimal walking speed-a speed which minimizes energy expenditure for a given distance. Because the optimal walking speed varies with mass and lower limb length, it also varies with sex, with males in any given population tending to have faster optimal walk...

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Main Authors: Janelle Wagnild, Cara M Wall-Scheffler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3806777?pdf=render