Ontogenetic scaling of hydrostatic skeletons: Geometric, static stress and dynamic stress scaling of the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1871-1883

  Quillin, Kim J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Earthworm; Hydrostatic skeleton; Lumbricus terrestris; Ontogeny; Scaling; Size

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031874117     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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