... was unaffected by loading, although accuracy declined when lizards jumped to farther perches. Finally, mass-specific power output did not increase significantly when lizards jumped with loads, suggesting that the ability to produce mechanical power may be a key limiting factor for maximum jump performance. Our...

...Duncan J. Irschick; Bieke Vanhooydonck; Anthony Herrel; Anemone Andronescu SUMMARY Stride length, stride frequency and power output are all factors influencing locomotor performance. Here, we first test whether mass-specific power output limits climbing performance in two species of geckos...