Reflex activation of locust flight motoneurones by proprioceptors responsive to muscle contractions

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 91-98

  Stevenson, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Afferent control; Chordotonal organs; Insect flight; Locomotion; Motor patterns

Indexed keywords

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EID: 0031014134     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050030     Document Type: Article

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