Elasticity and movements of the cockroach tarsus in walking

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

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 157-172

  Frazier, S F ^a   Larsen, G S ^a   Neff, D ^a   Quimby, L ^a   Carney, M ^a   DiCaprio, R A ^b   Zill, S N ^a  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elasticity; Insect; Joints; Tarsus; Walking

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032851881     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050374     Document Type: Article

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