Power output from a flight muscle of the bumblebee Bombus terrestris. III. Power during simulated flight

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1241-1246

  Josephson, Robert K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bombus terrestris; bumblebee; flight muscle; muscle; muscle work; power

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030976483     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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