The relationship between leg stepping pattern and yaw torque oscillations in curve walking of two crayfish species

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 22, 1999, Pages 3069-3080

  Domenici, Paolo ^a,b   Schmitz, Josef ^c   Jamon, Marc ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b International Marine Centre   (Italy)

^c BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Astacus leptodactylus; Behaviour; Crayfish; Kinematics; Locomotion; Procambarus clarkii; Turning; Walking; Yaw torque

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033428054     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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