Ontogenetic scaling of burrowing forces in the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 18, 2000, Pages 2757-2770

  Quillin, K J ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Body size; Burrowing; Earthworm; Force; Hydrostatic skeleton; Lumbricus terrestris; Ontogeny; Scaling

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANNELID WORM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY CONSTITUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOIL;

ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; BODY CONSTITUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OLIGOCHAETA; SOIL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 0033784571     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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