A model of the hydrostatic skeleton of the leech

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 181, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 329-342

  Skierczynski, B A ^a   Wilson, R J A ^a   Kristan Jr , W B ^a   Skalak, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; LEECH; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOTONEURON; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON;

ANIMALIA; HIRUDINIDA;

EID: 0030596735     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0135     Document Type: Article

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