Hindleg targeting during scratching in the locust

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 93-100

  Matheson, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

leg targeting; locust; proprioceptive feedback; Schistocerca gregaria; scratch reflex

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031035060     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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