Three-dimensional kinematics and limb kinetic energy of running cockroaches

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 1919-1929

  Kram, R ^a   Wong, B ^a   Full, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthropods; Biomechanics; Blaberus discoidalis; Cockroach; Insects; Locomotion; Running

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COCKROACH; LIMB; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COCKROACHES; EXTREMITIES; LOCOMOTION;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; AUCHENORRHYNCHA; BLABERUS DISCOIDALIS; BLATTARIA; ELAGATIS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 0031194651     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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