The stick insect, Obrimus asperrimus (Phasmida, Bacillidae) walking on different surfaces

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 447-455

  Frantsevich, Leonid ^a   Cruse, Holk ^b  

^a SCHMALHAUSEN INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (Ukraine)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Motor control; Phasmida; Stick insect; Walking

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAIT; INSECT; NONHUMAN; SURFACE PROPERTY; WALKING;

OBRIMUS ASPERRIMUS; BACILLIDAE; PHASMIDA;

LOCOMOTION; STICK INSECT; WALKING;

EID: 0030616958     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(96)00119-9     Document Type: Article

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